Agricultural development principles : economic theory and empirical evidence / Robert D. Stevens and Cathy L. Jabara.

CONTENT

1 Agricultural progress and structural transformation in l,ess developed Nations
Introduction to part 1

2 Population, resources and agricultural development
Population growth
Physical resources for agriculture in less developed nations
Growth and declines in food and agricultural production
etc.

3 The role of agriculture in economic development
Development : Its meaning and measurement
Growth and variability in world income
Changing consumer demand and income growth
etc.

II The Economic and social theory of Agricltural development
Introduction to Part II
4 Economics of traditional agriculture
Traditional agriculture ; Definitions and Hypotheses
Empirical findings about traditional agriculture
etc.

5 Theories of Socioeconomic change, cultural variables and agricultural growth
Social system change and agricultural development
Theories of socioeconomic development
Cultural variables and agricultural development
etc.

6 Agricultural development theory
Introduction
Partial theories of economic and agricultural development
The induced innovaion model of Agricultural development
Income distribution and agricultural development
etc.

7 Land expansion and labor supply
Introduction
Land in Agricultural development
Labor in Agricultural development
etc.

III Sources of accelerated change in agriculture : Invesment in technology, institutions and human capital
Introduction to Part III
8 Economics of change in Biological and chemical technologies
Increasing crop productivity on currenty farmed lands
Economics of the seed and and fertilizer ( Green ) revolution
etc.

9 Economics of change in Mechanical technologies
Introduction
New hand tools for agriculture
Animal - powered Mechanization
Stationery and wheeled motorized power
etc.

10 Economics of change in institutions
Institutional change, technology, and the role of the social sciences
Improving rural financial markets and farm credit
Cooperative institutions and agricultural development
etc.

II Investing in research, education, education, extension, and communications
The history of agricultural productivity growth
Accelerating agricultural research in less developed nations
Economics of the demand and supply of Agricultural research
etc.

IV National policies and programs for agricultural develoment
Introduction to Part IV
12 Transforming traditional agricultural marketing
Marketing poblems, functions, and models
Marketing and economic growth
Evaluation marketsystem performance
etc.

13 Changing comparative advantage and trade policies in agricultural development
The role of trade in agricultural development
The trade experiences and opportunities of less developed countries
Managing agricultural input and product trade
etc.

V Accelerating agricultural development
Introduction to Part V
15 Agricultural development strategies
Accelerating the economic and social transformation of agriculture
Core strategic elements for rapid growth in Agriculture
Three strategies for agricultural development

etc.

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Bibliography: p. 429-462.