Agriculture and the Economic Development of Low Income Countries / Y. S. Brenner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brenner, Y. S., author.

Series:

Publications of the Institute of Social Studies. Paperback series ; 2.

Publications of the Institute of Social Studies ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Developing countries.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages).

Edition:

Reprint 2018

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

I. POPULATION TRENDS AS THE CAUSE AND RESULT OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS

II. INCREASING PER CAPITA OUTPUT IN AGRICULTURE AND THE PER ACRE YIELD OF FARMLAND

III. FORMS OF ORGANISATION IN AGRICULTURE AND THE FINANCE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

IV. CULTURAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE

V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRICES: THE PROSPECTS FOR TROPICAL EXPORT CROPS

VI. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE: A PROBLEM OF PRIORITIES

PART TWO: THE USE AND ABUSE OF FOREIGN AID (Thoughts about Ghana)

VII. INTRODUCTION

VIII. FOREIGN CAPITAL AND LAISSEZ-FAIRE

IX. THE CASE FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT

X. CENTRALLY-PLANNED AND SUPPLY-DOMINATED DEVELOPMENT MODELS

XI. STATE-DIRECTED AND DEMAND-DOMINATED MODELS OF GROWTH

POSTSCRIPT

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783110808384

3110808382

OCLC:

1078908185