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The socio‐economics of niche market creation

Dimara, Efthalia; Petrou, Anastasia; Skuras, Dimitris - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 3, pp. 219-235

quality and the gradual abandonment of the productivist logic in agriculture. This decision is analyzed within a multi …

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The persistence of weeds and their social impact

Auld, Bruce A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 9, pp. 879-886

States that weeds appear in all types of agriculture, as well as in areas used for recreation and in natural ecosystems …

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Rural development in China

Brown, Colin G.; Waldron, Scott A.; Longworth, John W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 1/2, 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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An inquiry into the disposition of Chinese agriculture

Zhang, Dongxue - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 5, 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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Funding and managing agricultural research in a developing country

Omuru, E.; Kingwell, R. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 4, 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

Turan Katircioglu, Salih - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 4, 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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ARIMA model and forecasting with three types of pulse prices in Bangladesh: a case study

Hossain, Zakir; Abdus Samad, Quazi; Ali, Zulficar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 4, 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...

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GM crops in sub‐Saharan Africa

Ram Pillarisetti, J.; Lawrey, Roger; Radel, Kylie - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 3, 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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The pace of poverty reduction across the globe: an exploratory analysis

Kalirajan, Kaliappa; Singh, Kanhaiya - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 6, 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

Labrianidis, Lois; Sykas, Theodosis - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 8, 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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