Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 284 pages)
ISBN:
9781035306022
Content:
This important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as a fundamental factor in influencing economic development, yet relatively little research has examined the causes of stagnated and low agricultural productivity in developing countries. This book goes beyond the traditional discussion of low productivity being primarily determined by technological factors, and addresses the more complex determinants. Special attention is given to the influences of ecology and environmental degradation, the distribution of political power and socio-economic factors, as well as possibilities for biotechnology. The authors have been drawn from an international arena and transcend traditional academic disciplines combining historical, statistical and formal analysis for a better understanding of critical development issues. Economic Development and Agricultural Productivity will be of special interest to development and agricultural economists and policymakers
Note:
Papers from an international conference held at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, 6th-8th June 1995 which was organized by the Centre for Environment and Development at the NTNU
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-274) and index
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Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Historical perspectives on productivity in agriculture -- Part II: The role of the price mechanism in relation to the agricultural sector -- Part III: Stagnation and growth in agricultural productivity: The influence of class relations and the role of the state -- Part IV: Ecological sustainability of agricultural productivity growth -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781858986159
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als ISBN 9781858986159
Additional Edition:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Economic development and agricultural productivity Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 1997 ISBN 185898615X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Landwirtschaft
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Agrarproduktion
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
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