Agricultural development in southern Africa : farm-household economics and the food crisis / Allan Low.
Publication details: London : J. Currey ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1986.Description: xiii, 217 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0852551029
- 338.10968 19 LOW
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Contents;
1. Introduction and summary
Part I: Household-economics theory and the southern African context
2. Household economics: theory, applications and relevance
3. Indigenous agriculture in southern African economies
4. A model of the indigenous farm-household in southern Africa
5. Historical developments re-examined
Part II: Field study: regional evidence and analysis
6. Focus on Swaziland
7. Supporting evidence from Swaziland and elsewhere
8. Adoption of improved crop technology
9. Non-market benefits of land-use rights and cattle ownership
10. Labour migration: a comparative-advantage approach
11. Rural development: towards a broader perspective
Part III: Wider perspectives
12. Policy implications
13. Farming-system research
14. Household economics and agrarian development in other settings
Bibliography : p. [199]-212 . _ Index : p. 213-217.
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