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Author |
: Ester Boserup |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415312981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415312981 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Conditions of Agricultural Growth by : Ester Boserup
Investigating the process of agrarian change, this book analyzes costs and productivity under the main systems of primitive agriculture. The conclusion is that technical, economic and social changes are unlikely to take place within primitive agriculture unless the rural community concerned is exposed to the pressure of population growth: a conclusion that is in sharp contrast to generally accepted ideas. The themes in the book are central to the discussion of the problems of population explosion and the world's undernourished peoples.
Author |
: Ester Boserup |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 330 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39076001022529 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Economic and Demographic Relationships in Development by : Ester Boserup
The 25 essays in this collection analyze developmental problems from an unusually broad perspective. The first seven essays emphasize the relationships between agriculture and population, while the next four are concerned with food supplies. Other essays address the role of women in economic development; the determinants of fertility in low-income countries; economic development in Africa; and public policy issues. ISBN 0-8018-3929-7: $45.00.
Author |
: John W. Mellor |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 266 |
Release |
: 2017-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319652597 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319652591 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Agricultural Development and Economic Transformation by : John W. Mellor
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 growth rates and land tenure systems, and impact on cereal consumption and food security. The book provides detailed analysis of each element of agricultural modernization, emphasizing the central role of government in accelerated growth in private sector dominated agriculture. The book differs from the bulk of current conventional wisdom in its placement of the non-poor small commercial farmer at the center of growth, and explains how growth translates into poverty reduction. This new book is a follow up to Mellor’s classic, prize-winning text, The Economics of Agricultural Development. Listed as a Best Books of 2017: Economics by Financial Times.
Author |
: Ester Boserup |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2017-07-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351484534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351484532 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Conditions of Agricultural Growth by : Ester Boserup
This book sets out to investigate the process of agrarian change from new angles and with new results. It starts on firm ground rather than from abstract economic theory. Upon its initial appearance, it was heralded as "a small masterpiece, which economic historians should read--and not simply quote"--Giovanni Frederico, Economic History Services. The Conditions of Agricultural Growth remains a breakthrough in the theory of agricultural development. In linking ethnography with economy, developmental studies reached new heights. Whereas "development" had been seen previously as the transformation of traditional communities by the introduction (or imposition) of new technologies, Ester Boserup argues that changes and improvements occur from within agricultural communities, and that improvements are governed not simply by external interference, but by those communities themselves Using extensive analyses of the costs and productivity of the main systems of traditional agriculture, Ester Boserup concludes that technical, economic, and social changes are unlikely to take place unless the community concerned is exposed to the pressure of population growth.
Author |
: George W. Norton |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 465 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780415492645 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0415492645 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Economics of Agricultural Development by : George W. Norton
The globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture is fundamental to the future of developing countries and has major implications for the fight against poverty and sustainability of the environment. In recent years, agriculture has once again returned to a position of centre stage as food price volatility has led countries to re-examine their development strategies. This new edition of the essential textbook in the field builds on the 2006 original and reflects the following developments: the increased impact of climate change issues affecting agricultural markets such as bio-fuels, the rise in farm prices and energy costs the move to higher valued agricultural products The book contains a wealth of real world case studies and is now accompanied by a website that includes powerpoint lectures, a photo bank and a large set of discussion and exam questions. The accompanying website is available to view at http://ecagdev.agecon.vt.edu/
Author |
: Vicente Pinilla |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 519 |
Release |
: 2018-02-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319660202 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319660209 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Agricultural Development in the World Periphery by : Vicente Pinilla
This book brings together analysis on the conditions of agricultural sectors in countries and regions of the world’s peripheries, from a wide variety of international contributors. The contributors to this volume proffer an understanding of the processes of agricultural transformations and their interaction with the overall economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Looking at the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – the onset of modern economic growth – the book studies the relationship between agriculture and other economic sectors, exploring the use of resources (land, labour, capital) and the influence of institutional and technological factors in the long-run performance of agricultural activities. Pinilla and Willebald challenge the notion that agriculture played a negligible role in promoting economic development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when the impulse towards industrialization in the developing world was more impactful.
Author |
: World Bank |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 390 |
Release |
: 2007-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780821368091 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0821368095 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis World Development Report 2008 by : World Bank
The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In many poor countries, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world's poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. 'World Development Report 2008' seeks to assess where, when, and how agriculture can be an effective instrument for economic development, especially development that favors the poor. It examines several broad questions: How has agriculture changed in developing countries in the past 20 years? What are the important new challenges and opportunities for agriculture? Which new sources of agricultural growth can be captured cost effectively in particular in poor countries with large agricultural sectors as in Africa? How can agricultural growth be made more effective for poverty reduction? How can governments facilitate the transition of large populations out of agriculture, without simply transferring the burden of rural poverty to urban areas? How can the natural resource endowment for agriculture be protected? How can agriculture's negative environmental effects be contained? This year's report marks the 30th year the World Bank has been publishing the 'World Development Report'.
Author |
: Carl K. Eicher |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 636 |
Release |
: 1998-11-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801858798 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801858796 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis International Agricultural Development by : Carl K. Eicher
Other topics include market failures, food insecurity, rural poverty, environmental degradation, income and asset inequality, fiscally sustainable organizations, the changing roles of the public and private sector in research, input delivery systems, marketing and low rates of agricultural growth in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Author |
: Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 245 |
Release |
: 2008-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780821371282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0821371282 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Agriculture and Development by : Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius
The book highlights proceedings from the Berlin 2008: Agriculture and Development conference held in preparation for the World Development Report 2008.
Author |
: Jules N. Pretty |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2012-06-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136529276 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136529276 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sustainable Intensification by : Jules N. Pretty
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.