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Author : John Cairncross
Release : 1980
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 850/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Population and Agriculture in the Developing Countries by : John Cairncross
Download or read book Population and Agriculture in the Developing Countries written by John Cairncross. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ester Boserup
Release : 2017-07-12
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis The Conditions of Agricultural Growth by : Ester Boserup
Download or read book The Conditions of Agricultural Growth written by Ester Boserup. This book was released on 2017-07-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to investigate the process of agrarian change from new angles and with new results. It starts on firm ground rather than from abstract economic theory. Upon its initial appearance, it was heralded as "a small masterpiece, which economic historians should read--and not simply quote"--Giovanni Frederico, Economic History Services. The Conditions of Agricultural Growth remains a breakthrough in the theory of agricultural development. In linking ethnography with economy, developmental studies reached new heights. Whereas "development" had been seen previously as the transformation of traditional communities by the introduction (or imposition) of new technologies, Ester Boserup argues that changes and improvements occur from within agricultural communities, and that improvements are governed not simply by external interference, but by those communities themselves Using extensive analyses of the costs and productivity of the main systems of traditional agriculture, Ester Boserup concludes that technical, economic, and social changes are unlikely to take place unless the community concerned is exposed to the pressure of population growth.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Development Research and Training Service
Release : 1977
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Population and Agricultural Development by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Development Research and Training Service
Download or read book Population and Agricultural Development written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Development Research and Training Service. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond Peter Christensen
Release : 1966
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Book Synopsis Population Growth and Agricultural Development by : Raymond Peter Christensen
Download or read book Population Growth and Agricultural Development written by Raymond Peter Christensen. This book was released on 1966. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : World Bank
Release : 2007-10-15
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis World Development Report 2008 by : World Bank
Download or read book World Development Report 2008 written by World Bank. This book was released on 2007-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In many poor countries, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world's poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. 'World Development Report 2008' seeks to assess where, when, and how agriculture can be an effective instrument for economic development, especially development that favors the poor. It examines several broad questions: How has agriculture changed in developing countries in the past 20 years? What are the important new challenges and opportunities for agriculture? Which new sources of agricultural growth can be captured cost effectively in particular in poor countries with large agricultural sectors as in Africa? How can agricultural growth be made more effective for poverty reduction? How can governments facilitate the transition of large populations out of agriculture, without simply transferring the burden of rural poverty to urban areas? How can the natural resource endowment for agriculture be protected? How can agriculture's negative environmental effects be contained? This year's report marks the 30th year the World Bank has been publishing the 'World Development Report'.
