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The world's 58 poorest countries share the characteristic of a labor force overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture. Challenging the assumption that mass poverty and chronic hunger are unsolvable problems, this book systematically explores the multiple aspects of economic development in these countries, which are home to 60 percent of the world's population.
The authors offer a broad-based development strategy to raise incomes through agricultural productivity growth and expanded rural employment. They present rich new information on the rural informal sector and on agriculture-industry interactions, and they analyze the impact of macroeconomic and social policies on the rural economy. Policy instruments aimed at bringing about broad-based development are carefully assessed - from fiscal policy to development of new seeds and farm implements.
The book includes detailed case studies of countries that have seized - or missed - development opportunities.
Transforming Agrarian Economies
by Tomich, Thomas; Kilby, Peter; Johnston, Bruce F.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1995-07-01
Publisher(s): Cornell Univ Pr
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Author Biography
Bruce F. Johnston is Professor Emeritus at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Rural Economy in the Development Process | p. 7 |
| Poverty and the Rural Economy | p. 9 |
| Structural Transformation | p. 35 |
| Japan, the United States, and Structural Transformation | p. 67 |
| From Structure to Strategy | p. 107 |
| Small Farms in a Broad-Based Agricultural Strategy | p. 109 |
| Agricultural Strategies and Agrarian Structure | p. 149 |
| Links between Agriculture and Industry | p. 187 |
| Fertilizer Production: Strategic Pitfall? | p. 223 |
| Fiscal Balance and Social Program Priorities | p. 253 |
| Choices and Consequences | p. 289 |
| China and the Soviet Union | p. 291 |
| Taiwan and Mexico | p. 315 |
| Kenya and Tanzania | p. 365 |
| Getting Priorities Right | p. 399 |
| References | p. 419 |
| Index of Names | p. 463 |
| Index Of Subjects | p. 467 |
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