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relative decline of agriculture was due to the policies of import-substituting industrialization (ISI). This was also the …. We find that the declining land-labor ratio was more important than ISI in explaining relative stagnation in agriculture … agriculture …
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This paper explores the evolution of real agricultural wages, machinery use, and the relationship between farm size and productivity in Vietnam during its dramatic structural transformation over the course of the 1990s and 2000s. Using six rounds of nationally representative household survey...
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transformation of its economy all at the same time without a big increase in urban manufacturing. Agriculture was a critical part of … this transformation through two important channels. First, export-oriented agriculture, particularly palm oil and rubber … the macro economy. Second, through the release of workers from low productivity agriculture to more productive …
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relative decline of agriculture was due to the policies of import-substituting industrialization (ISI). This was also the …. We find that the declining land-labor ratio was more important than ISI in explaining relative stagnation in agriculture … agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014164776
engaged in agriculture. This decline is most pronounced for rural females over the age of 25 who have a primary education … productivity agriculture to higher productivity services and manufacturing. We also show that although the employment share in …
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labor is not exiting agriculture as fast as agriculture's share of value added has been declining. The ST has decreased from … disproportionate share of the labor force in agriculture through higher productivity …
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participation in agriculture. We use variation in male educational attainment generated by Indonesia's Sekolah Dasar INPRES program … to be employed outside of agriculture–particularly in industry–and less likely to be agricultural workers. Then … may help to accelerate shifts away from agriculture …
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What are the political and institutional prerequisites for pursuing policies that contribute to structural transformation? This paper addresses this question by focusing on Ghana, which has achieved sustained economic growth in recent decades and is broadly lauded for its environment of...
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During the last decade, the resurgence in economic growth in Africa south of the Sahara has generated an interest in the drivers and consequences of structural change and transformation. Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and...
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clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners … to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development …
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