Shanghai Study On The Effects About Government Boost In The Development Of Agricultural Insurance

Agricultural insurance, as one of the pillars in the development of modern agriculture in China, is an important support system of the construction of socialist new countryside and constructing socialism harmonious society. In 2007, The Central No 1. document requested explicitly:"We will develop agricultural insurance actively. Furthermore, we will establish and improve agricultural insurance system according the principle of government guidance, policy support, market operation, farmers will"Government boosting agricultural development is a grand system engineering which is benificial to state , citizen and society. According the handle which is that agricultural insurance has an attribute of quasi-public and needs boost of the government, this article discusses the function of agricultural insurance, theory basis and significance about government boosting agriculture insurance. And then, analyzes inner link dialectically about agricultural risk, agricultural insurance and government. At last, this paper concluded that government relies on agricultural insurance to prevent agricultural risk and protect the agriculture eventually. Through comparative study about foreign government's boost in agricultural insurance, the article summaries out characteristics of different agricultural insurance system modes, and gets experience of reference and enlightenment from foreign government boosting agricultural insurance. It reveals the essence of the government boosting agricultural insurance, which is that the government uses all kinds of public resources in hand to regulate the market mechanism of agricultural insurance by using administrative means. The development status of China's agricultural insurance is introduced. The paper makes an empirical analysis based on pilot areas just like Shanghai etc. According agricultural insurance market, the article discovers some problems that hinder the development of agricultural insurance. It is trying to analyze the restriction factors by the view of government boosting and think deeply institutional arrangements of agricultural insurance. The paper puts forward the countermeasures of government boosting agricultural insurance and hopes that the government behavior and market mechanism can reach coupling effect.