The agricultural sector's perceived importance in the international development circle waned dramatically after the 1980s, and investments in rural development and agricultural research and development declined sharply. This volume reasserts the role of agricultural and rural development in the...

Papers presented at the International Seminar on "Globalisation: Opportunities and Challenges", held in Guntūr in 2005; organized by Centre for Scientific Socialism of Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

"Economics of Agricultural Development examines the causes, severity, and effects of poverty, population growth, and malnutrition in developing countries. It discusses potential solutions to these problems, progress made in many countries in recent years, and the implications of globalization...