This dissertation contains three essays at the interface of agricultural and development economics. The motivation for this lies in the fact that various studies have shown the agricultural sector to be the main income source for the majority of the global poor and it will hence have to play a...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature review on agricultural and rural development, human development and human capital -- Chapter 3 Situation of agriculture and rural development, human development and human capital in Russia -- Chapter 4 Conceptual framework, hypotheses and methods --...