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An inquiry into the disposition of Chinese agriculture

Zhang, Dongxue - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) May, pp. 388-407

Purpose – To obtain an understanding of the disposition of Chinese agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – By … applying econometric methods to make a narrow assessment on several productive factors in Chinese agriculture covering most of …/implications – Since the paper deals with the whole picture of Chinese agriculture, it presumably may cause partial loss of accuracy in …

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GM crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical comment on GTAP modelling

Pillarisetti, J. Ram; Lawrey, Roger; Radel, Kylie - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) March, pp. 188-196

Purpose – The Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model has been used to claim that genetically modified (GM) crops have substantial positive welfare potential for sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine these claims with a view to seeing if this type of...

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Rural development in China: Industry policy, regionalism, integration and scale

Brown, Colin G.; Waldron, Scott A.; Longworth, John W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) January, pp. 17-33

Purpose – The Chinese government has increasingly turned to industry policy as a means of promoting rural development. These industry policies have not necessarily led to an improvement in rural incomes nor to the achievement of other social and environmental goals. This paper examines ways of...

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mpact of alternative agricultural trade liberalization strategies on food security in the Sub-Saharan Africa region

Chikhuri, Krishna - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) March, pp. 188-206

general equilibrium model to assess how the multifarious trade and support policies in agriculture affect the poor in the Sub …

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The pace of poverty reduction across the globe: an exploratory analysis

Kalirajan, Kaliappa; Singh, Kanhaiya - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) May, pp. 692-705

formulations are to strengthen economic activities such as labour-intensive export promotion, emphasis on agriculture productivity …

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Preconditions for the economic mobility of immigrants working in the countryside: The case of Greece

Labrianidis, Lois; Sykas, Theodosis - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 798-812

immigrants working in agriculture. It argues this through an analysis of immigrants in the Greek countryside and a comparison of … employment and allows them to develop strategies to increase their income by either working within or outside agriculture. The … from agriculture to non-agricultural jobs, and thus to achieve upward occupational mobility. The third is the lack of …

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ARIMA model and forecasting with three types of pulse prices in Bangladesh: a case study

Hossain, Md Zakir; Samad, Quazi Abdus; Ali, Md Zulficar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) April, pp. 344-353

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to generate three types of forecasts, namely, historical, ex-post and ex-ante, using the world famous Box-Jenkins time series models for motor, mash and mung prices in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – The models on the basis of which these...

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Funding and managing agricultural research in a developing country: A Papua New Guinea case study

Omuru, E.; Kingwell, R. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) April, pp. 316-330

Purpose – To illustrate problems a developing country faces in generating and managing agricultural R&D funds and to portray some practical solutions to these problems. Design/methodology/approach – A case study of cocoa and coconut R&D in Papua New Guinea is used to illustrate the problems...

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Causality between agriculture and economic growth in a small nation under political isolation: A case from North Cyprus

Katircioglu, Salih Turan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) April, pp. 331-343

political problems and drought in the agriculture sector, this sector still has an impact on the economy. Thus, effective …

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Effect of financial development on agricultural growth in Pakistan: New extensions from bounds test to level relationships and Granger causality tests

Shahbaz, Muhammad; Shabbir, Muhammad Shahbaz; Butt, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 707-728

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development and agriculture … cointegrated for long run relationship between agriculture growth, financial development, capital and labor. The results indicated … significant role in stemming agricultural production and hence agricultural growth. Both capital and labour in the agriculture …

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