The Economics of Agricultural Development

World Food Systems and Resource Use
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-77045-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 454 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these problems, as well as potential solutions.
The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identifylinkages in the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa.
Focusingon the role that agriculture can play in improving economic and nutritional wellbeing and how that role might be enhanced, this bookis essential reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Norton, George W.

Alwang, Jeffrey

Masters, William A. (Purdue University, USA)

Masters, William A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Dimensions of World Food and Development Problems 1. Introduction 2. Hunger and Malnutrition 3. Economics of Food Demand 4. Population Part 2: Development Theories and the Role of Agriculture 5. Economic Transformation and Growth 6. Development Theory and Growth Strategies Part 3: Agricultural Systems and Resource Use 7. Agriculture in Traditional Societies 8. Agricultural Systems and their Determinants 9. Resource Use and Sustainability 10. Human Resources, Family Structure and Gender Roles Part 4: Getting Agriculture Moving 11. Theories and Strategies for Agricultural Development 12. Research, Extension, and Education 13. Land and Labor Markets 14. Input and Credit Markets 15. Pricing Policies and Marketing Systems Part 5: Agricultural Development in an Interdependent World 16. Agriculture and International Trade 17. Trade Policies, Negotiations and Agreements 18. Macroeconomic Policies and Agricultural Development 19. Capital Flows and Foreign Assistance 20. Lessons and Perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

George W. Norton is Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA.
Jeffrey Alwang is Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA.
William Masters is Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Purdue University, Indiana, USA