Indirect Employment and Income Distribution Effects of Agricultural Development Strategies


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Economic research paper presenting a simulation approach to the evaluation of the indirect economic implications of alternative agricultural development strategies for production, employment and income distribution in Nigeria - analyses the effects of alternative food production promotion and export promotion strategies, considers simulated projections for 1983, etc., and includes some preliminary agricultural policy suggestions. Bibliography pp. 73 to 77 and statistical tables.










Agriculture and the State


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A dozen papers from an August 1989 international conference near Zurich explore the role of governments in improving the agriculture of developing countries, and how that affects overall industrial development. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Agriculture And Employment In Developing Countries


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Economic analysis of the agricultural employment potential of three economic models for agricultural development in developing countries - examines the effects on agricultural production and employment creation of the dual-size structure (DSS) model, the uniform small farm (USF) model, and the mixed characteristics model; includes case studies of Kenya, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Malaysia; analyses obstacles to the generalisation of the USF pattern; discusses priority setting for development aid, etc. References.








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Externalities in the Transformation of Agriculture


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USA. Monograph of readings in agricultural economics and rural development - discusses the cost benefit analysis of agricultural development, with particular reference to income distribution aspects, employment effects and social costs. Map, references and statistical tables.