An Agrarian History of Portugal, 1000-2000: Economic Development on the European Frontier -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: State Formation and Malthusian Growth -- 1 The Reconquista and Its Legacy, 1000-1348...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Technology -- 3. Farms -- 4. Farm Communities -- 5. Markets -- 6. Government I: Public Investment and Regulation -- 7. Government II: Commodity and Trade Policy -- 8. Explanations -- 9. Regions and States -- 10. Counties -- 11. Findings and...

Distortions to Agricultural incentives in Asia is the third volume in a series of books that brings together analytical narratives of the evolution over the past half-century of policy-imposed distortions to farmer incentives and food prices in 80 countries. Drawing on new consistent set of...

Comprehensive empirical studies of the disarray in world agricultural markets appeared approximately 20 years ago. Since then, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has provided estimates each year of market distortions in high-income countries, but there have been no...

The fifth and last volume in the 'Distortions to Agricultural Incentives' series focus on distortions to agricultural incentives from a global perspective.During the 1960s and 1970s most developing countries imposed anti-agricultural policies, while many high-income countries restricted...

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America provides an overview of the evolution of distortions to agricultural incentives caused by price and trade policies in five economies of South America plus the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Together these countries comprise...

Using the Moyen Bani Programme as an example, External Assistance or External Interference gives an analysis of a grassroots conflict and raises the issue of international NGO activities in rural development activities. This book provides the historical, economic, and political backgrounds that...