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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mellor, John Williams, 1928- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
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.