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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254894203321

Autore

Junankar P. N.

Titolo

Development Economics : The Role of Agriculture in Development / / edited by P. N. (Raja) Junankar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137555229

113755522X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 233 p.)

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Development economics

Regional economics

Space in economics

Labor economics

Agriculture

Microeconomics

Development Economics

Regional and Spatial Economics

Labor Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Informal labour markets are prevalent in developing countries and these provide poor conditions of work and living for a large majority of the population. The papers in this book study economic development from the perspective of social justice and economic efficiency; exploring the role of land tenure and productivity in Indian agriculture. Junankar discusses the efficiency of small farms versus large farms, and the role of share-cropping tenancy. He provides a critique of neoclassical economics that assumes farmers maximize profits in competitive markets and argues that social and institutional conditions limit the conditions under which farmers operate in developing countries. Development Economics raises issues of poverty, inequality



and mobility of agriculturists. Junankar proposes different taxation principles on agricultural producers that would lead to a more efficient and equitable system; and this collection of essays also highlights the role of microfinance in helping the empowerment of women in poor countries.