Book Description

Abstract: A college textbook for graduate students of economics focuses on the political economy of agricultural growth and development, formulated from considerations of comparative international agricultural development. The 23 text chapters are grouped among 3 general themes, viz.: (1) descriptions of economic structures relevant to food needs to accommodate population growth; (2) descriptions of processes involving the linking of agricultural policy with food production, trade, commodity agreements, etc.; and (3) the political economy of agricultural development in each of the different global regions. The text accommodates the common features of this theme as well as the great variety of the development scene.