Agricultural development and economic transformation : promoting growth with poverty reduction /
This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic transformation of developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this volume, Mellor measures by household class the employment impact of alternative agricultural...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2017]
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Colección: | Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Economic Transformation
- 3. Measuring the Impact of Agricultural Growth on the Economic Transformation
- 4. Poverty, Food Security, and Nutrition
- 5. Capital Formation and the Exchange Rate
- 6. The Farm, The Farmer, and Labor Supply
- 7. Land and Land Tenure
- 8. Government and the Institutions of Modernization
- 9. Physical Infrastructure
- 10. Education and Health
- 11. Prices and Price Policy
- 12. Research and Extension
- 13. Purchased Inputs
- 14. Finance for the Small Commercial Farmer
- 15. Cities, Consumption, and Marketing Dynamics
- 16. The Role of Foreign Aid
- 17. Conclusion.