Multilateral agencies and economists with much influence have been urging laissez-faire in agriculture. While success with the rich countries has been minimal despite the commitments under the WTO, many poor countries with much agricultural potential in the long run have been coaxed to adopt...

Education is an important component of economic activity, although investment in education is only one of the many forms of investment in human capital. The idea behind this is that investment in human beings, like investment in tangible forms of capital such as buildings and industrial...