Transforming Agrarian Economies Opportunities Seized, Opportunities Missed

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomich, Thomas P., Author.

Contributor:

Johnston, Bruce F.

Kilby, Peter

Series:

Cornell Paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Rural conditions.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 474 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Ithaca Cornell University Press 2018

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Comparative Advantage: The Evidence, 1970-90 -- The Political Economy of Fertilizer Investment -- Why CARLs Should Import Fertilizer -- 8. Fiscal Balance and Social Program Priorities -- Economic Stability as a Public Good -- Priorities for Social Programs -- Which "Growth-Oriented" Strategy? -- Part 3: Choices and Consequences -- 9. China and the Soviet Union -- Collectivization of Soviet Agriculture -- China's Evolving Strategy -- Lessons from China and the USSR -- 10. Taiwan and Mexico -- Structural Transformation and Population Growth -- Taiwan: The Japanese Pattern Repeated -- Mexico: Missed Opportunities -- Political Economy: Similarities and Contrasts -- Lessons from Taiwan and Mexico -- 11. Kenya and Tanzania -- Tanzania: High Hopes, Dismal Outcomes -- Kenya: Success and Failure -- The Political Economy of Kenya and Tanzania -- Will Tanzania Overtake Kenya? -- 12. Getting Priorities Right -- Forces Shaping Strategy -- Strategic Notions and Opportunity Seeking -- Strategy and Structural Transformation -- The Right Priorities -- References -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z

Cover -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Rural Economy in the Development Process -- 1. Poverty and the Rural Economy -- Low Productivity and Rural Poverty -- Hazards, Diversity, and Household Strategies -- Rural Political Economy -- 2. Structural Transformation -- The Process of Structural Transformation -- Institutional Aspects of Structural Transformation -- Technical Change and Productivity Growth -- Elements of Social Change -- How Structural Transformation Shapes Agricultural Development -- Policy Implications of Structural Transformation -- 3. Japan, the United States, and Structural Transformation -- Japan and the United States as CARLs -- Agricultural Change in the United States -- Agricultural Change in Japan -- Agricultural Productivity Growth -- The Political Economy of Agricultural Development -- Implications for Today's CARLs -- Part 2: From Structure to Strategy -- 4. Small Farms in a Broad-Based Agricultural Strategy -- The Balance of Land and Labor in CARLs -- Strategic Notions about Small Farms -- The Economics of Farm Size -- Technological Change in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa -- Efficiency, Equity, and Technological Change -- Choosing the Path of Productivity Growth -- 5. Agricultural Strategies and Agrarian Structure -- Inequitable Land Distribution -- Advantages of Unimodal Agrarian Structure -- The "Six I's" of Agricultural Strategy -- Limitations of Agricultural Development Strategy -- Hard to Achieve, Easy to Lose -- 6. Links between Agriculture and Industry -- An Overview -- Adapting Technology to Factor Endowments -- The Rural Nonfarm Economy: The Key Link -- Farm Equipment: A Strategic Linkage -- Nourishing Linkages -- 7. Fertilizer Production: Strategic Pitfall? -- An Overview -- Technology -- Comparative Advantage: The Evidence, 1950-70

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF BOXES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Part 1: The Rural Economy in the Development Process

CHAPTER ONE. POVERTY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY

CHAPTER TWO. STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

CHAPTER THREE. JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

PART TWO: FROM STRUCTURE TO STRATEGY

CHAPTER FOUR. SMALL FARMS IN A BROAD-BASED AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY

CHAPTER FIVE. AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES AND AGRARIAN STRUCTURE

CHAPTER SIX. LINKS BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY

CHAPTER SEVEN. FERTILIZER PRODUCTION: STRATEGIC PITFALL?

CHAPTER EIGHT. FISCAL BALANCE AND SOCIAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES

PART THREE: CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

CHAPTER NINE. CHINA AND THE SOVIET UNION

CHAPTER TEN. TAIWAN AND MEXICO

CHAPTER ELEVEN. KENYA AND TANZANIA

CHAPTER TWELVE. GETTING PRIORITIES RIGHT

REFERENCES

INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-461) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501717499

1501717499

OCLC:

1038496339