The Extent Of The Market And Stages Of Agricultural Specialization

Author : M. Shahe Emran,Forhad Shilpi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Extent of the Market and Stages of Agricultural Specialization by M. Shahe Emran,Forhad Shilpi Pdf

This paper provides empirical evidence of nonlinearity in the relationship between crop specialization in a village economy and the extent of the market (size of the urban market) relevant for the village. The results suggest that the portfolio of crops in a village economy becomes more diversified initially as the extent of the market increases. However, after the market size reaches a threshold, the production structure becomes specialized again. This evidence on the stages of agricultural diversification is consistent with the stages of diversification identified in the recent literature for the economy as a whole and also for the manufacturing sector. The evidence highlights the importance of improving farmers' access to markets through investment in transport infrastructure and removal of barriers to trading.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 843 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781481687416

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Economics—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Economics—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Tariffs. The editors have built Economics—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Tariffs in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Economics—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : T. S. Jayne,Jordan Chamberlin,Rui Benfica
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429833465

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The Transformation of Rural Africa by T. S. Jayne,Jordan Chamberlin,Rui Benfica Pdf

Contemporary discussions of Africa’s recent growth have largely interpreted such growth in terms of structural transformation, based mainly on national- and sectoral-level data. However, the micro-level processes driving this transformation are still unclear and remain the subject of debate. This collection provides a micro economic foundation for understanding the particular growth processes at work within the region’s rural areas, and in so doing provides important insights for policy action. The book provides valuable household- and farm-level evidence about the drivers of rural labour productivity, improvements in access to markets, investment in food value chains, and indeed the role of rural economic growth in Africa’s ongoing rural transformation processes. Some of the features of Africa’s ongoing rural transformation are similar to those of agricultural transformation as experienced in Asia and elsewhere. However, other features of Africa’s rural transformation are unique, and pose important challenges for development policy and planning. Together, the studies compiled in this volume provide an updated, evidence-based, and policy-relevant understanding of where African countries are in their developmental trajectories and the region’s prospects for achieving inclusive forms of development over the next several decades. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.

Author : Jorge Alvarez,Claudia Berg
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498326636

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Crop Selection and International Differences in Aggregate Agricultural Productivity by Jorge Alvarez,Claudia Berg Pdf

A large share of cross-country differences in productivity is explained by differences in agricultural productivity. Using a combination of sub-national agricultural statistics and geospatial datasets on crop-specific potential yields, we study the main drivers of this variation from a macroeconomic perspective. We find that differences in geographically-induced crop-specific comparative advantages can explain a substantial share of the variation in yields across the world. Data reveal substantial gaps between potential and observed yields in most countries. When decomposing these within country gaps, we find that crop selection gaps are on average larger than those induced by input usage alone. The results highlight the importance of understanding the interaction of geography and crop selection drivers in assessing aggregate agricultural productivity differences.

Author : Annie Antoine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2503559328

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Agricultural Specialisation and Rural Patterns of Development by Annie Antoine Pdf

Author : Michael P. Todaro,Stephen C. Smith
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 1361 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 9781292291192

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Economic Development by Michael P. Todaro,Stephen C. Smith Pdf

"Economic Development, the leading textbook in this field, provides your students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues, and latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies, to show how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries."--Publisher0́9s description

Author : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill,Lisa Farrell,Samuelson Appau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811523533

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Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People by Sefa Awaworyi Churchill,Lisa Farrell,Samuelson Appau Pdf

How can we be happier, healthier and more satisfied in life? This edited collection examines various dimensions of wellbeing among older people, including its measurement; social, environmental and economic determinants; and how research can be translated into policy to improve quality of life for older people. With an increasingly ageing population across countries and an increasing population of older adults, there is growing interest in improving older people’s ability to live healthily and happily. With a focus on retirement and aged care, this book is important reading for those interested in Welfare Economics, Health Economics and Development.

Author : Thomas S. Jayne
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1590333446

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Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation by Thomas S. Jayne Pdf

Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation - A View From Africa

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821374061

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The World Bank Research Program, 2005-2007 by Anonim Pdf

This pocket-sized reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries includes key indicators on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. The volume helps establish a sound base of information to help set priorities and measure progress toward environmental sustainability goals.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Economic assistance
ISBN : UOM:39015063295276

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World Bank Research Program by World Bank Pdf

Author : Robert E. Evenson,Prabhu Pingali
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780080545271

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Handbook of Agricultural Economics by Robert E. Evenson,Prabhu Pingali Pdf

Volume 3 of this series of the Handbooks in Economics follows on from the previous two volumes by focusing on the fundamental concepts of agricultural economics. The first part of the volume examines the developments in human resources and technology mastery. The second part follows on by considering the processes and impact of invention and innovation in this field. The effects of market forces are examined in the third part, and the volume concludes by analysing the economics of our changing natural resources, including the past effects of climate change.Overall this volume forms a comprehensive and accessible survey of the field of agricultural economics and is recommended reading for anyone with an interest, either academic or professional, in this area. *Part of the renown Handbooks in Economics series*Contributors are leaders of their areas*International in scope and comprehensive in coverage

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Office of Technology Assessment
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D003039229

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A New Technological Era for American Agriculture by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : Andrew Schmitz,Kirby Moulton,Allan Buckwell,Sofia Davidova
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401113885

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Privatization of Agriculture in New Market Economies: Lessons from Bulgaria by Andrew Schmitz,Kirby Moulton,Allan Buckwell,Sofia Davidova Pdf

The idea for this book began in Sofia, Bulgaria in September, 1992 when we met to plot a course for our University Affiliations project which had been recently funded by the U.S. Infonnation Agency. We believed that worldng on the book would provide valuable learning experiences for all the cooperators, and that the book itself would make a useful contribution to understanding the economic transition process and its policy implications. We recognized that a project of this nature would require the skills and knowledge of many people. To those 34 additional contributors to this volume, and to the many other friends, colleagues, and experts who gave generous advice, we give our sincerest thanks. We also acknowledge with thanks the support of several organizations to a reality. Much of the that transfonned this book from an idea research reported here was a major part of an educational project funded by the University Affiliations Program of the U.S. Information Agency. The project linked the University of California, Berkeley, Wye College of London University, and the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, in a cooperative effort to improve the quality of policy analysis. The research provided hands-on experience necessary for effective teaching in this area.

Author : Wang Yongqin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135015053

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Demystifying the Chinese Miracle by Wang Yongqin Pdf

The last three decades has witnessed miraculous economic growth of China. What has accounted for its miracle? What is the nature and future of the Chinese model? Is it unique? This book presents an analytical framework to demystify China's economic growth miracle. The book suggests that interlinked and relational contracts between the agents (in particular, between the state and the business) can compensate for flawed markets to achieve high growth. This kind of relational capitalism is significant in the investment-based stage of development, when mobilization of resources to exploit the existing technologies is key for growth. The book presents a general theory of interlinked relational contract, the workhorse model of the book. The theory highlights that effective governance is a function of market extent and market completeness. The process of economic development and modernization can be looked at fruitfully from two perspectives: the markets and the institutions and their interactions. The book stresses the critical fit between the development stage and the governance for a country's economic transition and development and thus the idea of "appropriate institutions".

Author : Wesley Longhofer,Daniel Winchester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317687191

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Social Theory Re-Wired by Wesley Longhofer,Daniel Winchester Pdf

This social theory text combines the structure of a print reader with the ability to tailor the course via an extensive interactive website. Readings from important classical and contemporary theorists are placed in conversation with one another through core themes—the puzzle of social order, the dark side of modernity, identity, etc. The website includes videos, interactive commentaries, summaries of key concepts, exams and quizzes, annotated selections from key readings, classroom activities, and more. See the website at www.routledgesoc.com/theory New to the second edition: Expanded web content. Teacher/student feedback employed to clarify difficult concepts. Reframed contemporary section now offers readings by Robert Merton, Bruno Latour, David Harvey, Zygmut Bauman, and Anthony Giddens.