Scott Rozelle is widely recognized as one of the best economist that works on China’s rural economy and rural resources. He has published more than 200 journal articles and several books on the economic, social and political issues in China. He has written more papers on the economic of China’s rural water resources and water pricing than any scholar outside of China. In 2007, he was awarded the inaugural Chinese Academy of Science international collaboration award. In 2008, he was given the Friendship Award, the highest honor bestowed on a foreigner for collaborating in China; and in 2009 he was awarded China’s national science and technology research award.