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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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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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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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Problems to agricultural sustainability in developing countries and a potential solution: diversity

Regmi, Punya P.; Weber, Karl E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 788-801

Problems addressed, in reporting from relevant sources, include population pressure, subsistence agriculture, rural … form an insurmountable barrier in the development path toward sustainable agriculture. Efforts made so far have had impacts …

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Environmental and human costs of commercial agricultural production in South Asia

Wilson, Clevo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 816-846

commercial agriculture is widespread. This paper discusses the environmental and health effects/costs arising from the high use …

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Gram Bangla model for poverty alleviation and self‐reliance

Khan, S.I. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 878-893

Discusses the problems resulting from Bangladesh’s dependence on agriculture in the light of regular flooding, lack of …

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Economic efficiency and investment potential in the smallholder crop sector in Malawi

Mangisoni, Julius H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 968-979

The crop sector in Malawi faces a number of constraints which must be overcome before agriculture can reach its full …

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