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Economic development and agricultural productivity
Bhaduri, Amit (ed.); Skarstein, Rune (ed.) - 1997
This important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as a fundamental factor in influencing economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473979
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The economics of agglomeration
Strange, William C. (ed.) - 2019
Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Gilles Duranton and Henry G. Overman (2005), 'Testing for localization using micro-geographic data', Review of economic studies, 72 (4), December, 1077-106 -- 2. J. Vernon Henderson (2003), 'Marshall's scale economies', Journal of urban economics, 53...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251866
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Geography, structural change and economic development : theory and empirics
Tamberi, Massimo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009
The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851875
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The economies of Argentina and Brazil : a comparative perspective
Baer, Werner (ed.); Fleischer, David (ed.);  … - 2011
pt. 1. Industrialization -- pt. 2. Agriculture -- pt. 3. The service sector : formal and informal -- pt. 4. Income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851813
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The East Asian high-tech drive
Chu, Yun-Peng (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - 2006
collection of papers written by country experts on the issue of high-tech industrialization in East Asia. They present case … of the skill intensity of exports that, it is argued, deepens our understanding of industrialization trajectories in this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474006
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Competitiveness, technology and skills
Lall, Sanjaya - 2001
development and export competitiveness -- 7. Technological change and industrialization in the Asian newly industrializing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851412
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The economics of tourism and sustainable development
Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005
1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand … and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4 …. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop an accounting framework for ecologically sustainable tourism -- 6 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420059
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Beyond food production : the role of agriculture in poverty reduction
Bresciani, Fabrizio (contributor);  … - 2007
The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420016
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Climate change and agriculture : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects
Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2009
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and … how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including … climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850683
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The economics of environment and development : selected essays
Barbier, Edward - 1998
The Economics of Environment and Development is a carefully edited selection of Edward Barbier's most influential papers on the role of environmental economics in economic development. This book begins with a brief overview and summary of the papers, placing each in its original context and in...
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