Markets and states in tropical Africa : the political basis of agricultural policies / Robert H. Bates, updated and expanded with a new preface.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bates, Robert H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. Examining the origins of Africa's "growth tragedy," Markets and States in Tropical Africa has for decades shaped the thinking of practitioners and scholars alike. Robert H. Bates's analysis now faces a challenge, however: the revival of economic growth on the continent. In this edition, Bates provides a new preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa's recovery and discuss the significance of the continent's success for the arguments of this classic work.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the 2014 Edition

Preface to the 2005 Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Policies Toward Cash Crops for Export

2. The Food Sector: The Political Dynamics of Pricing Policies

3. The Food Sector: The Use of Nonprice Strategies

4. The Emerging Industrial Sector

5. The Market as Political Arena and the Limits of Voluntarism

6. Rental Havens and Protective Shelters: Organizing Support Among the Urban Beneficiaries

7. The Origins of Political Marginalism: Evoking Compliance From the Countryside

8. Commonalities and Variations: The Politics of Agricultural Policy

9. Political Reform and Economic Development

Appendix A: Interrelations Between Food Supply, Demand, and Prices

Appendix B: Value Received by Farmers for Export Crops

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 1, 2014).

ISBN:

9780520958524

0520958527

OCLC:

876344043