Incentives and agriculture in East Africa / Mats Lundahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundahl, Mats, 1946- author.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge Revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa, Eastern.

Agriculture.

Incentives in industry--Africa, Eastern.

Incentives in industry.

Communism--Africa, Eastern.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

Agriculture is at the centre of the economies of many developing countries, and its stagnation and poor performance across large parts of Africa is a major cause for concern. First published in 1990, this book focuses on the nature and role of incentives in agricultural organization and production in East Africa, looking in particular at the political and ideological determinants of that role. Mats Lundahl analyses ways of improving agricultural performance, and considers the 'African socialism' of Julius Nyerere in contrast with the market-led approaches, which he favours. A detailed title, t

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Agriculture: a problematic sector in development; The four stages of agricultural development; The role of ideology; Two views of the market; The macro strategy applied; The role of government marketing boards; The Tanzanian experience; Complications: rationing and risk aversion; Agricultural policy in Zambia; Rural-urban migration; The consequences of out-migration; Labour mobilization: beer parties

Settlement schemes: mitigating the consequences?1 Ideology as a determinant of economic systems: Nyerere and ujamaa in Tanzania; Introduction; Incentives, ideology and economics; Tanzanian socialism; The ujamaa experiment; Conclusions; 2 Market-related incentives and food production in Tanzania: theory and experience; The food problem; The traditional control model; The turning point; A behavioural model of the Tanzanian smallholder; The dual marketing of food crops; The empirical evidence; Conclusions: some policy implications; 3 Migration and change in rural Zambia

Introduction: urbanization in the Third WorldRural-urban migration and economic development; Agriculture and migration in Zambia; Out-migration in Chipata District; Causes and consequences of out-migration; The changing economic role of beer; A suggested remedy: settlement schemes; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

First published in 1990 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-74487-2

1-317-59343-X

1-317-59342-1

9781315744872

OCLC:

958100251