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UNINA9910451628303321 |
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Autore |
Christiaensen Luc J |
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Titolo |
Down to earth [[electronic resource] ] : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa / / Luc Christiaensen and Lionel Demery |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-76578-X |
9786610765782 |
0-8213-6855-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (122 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Green Revolution - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Rural poor - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Poverty - Government policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Figures; Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3 Participation of the Poor in Growth; Tables; Chapter 4 The Growth Potential of Agriculture; Chapter 5 Agriculture and Growth in the Rest of the Economy; Chapter 6 A Sectoral Decomposition of Poverty Change; Chapter 7 Concluding Observations; Appendix 1 Objectives of and Data Sources for Case Studies; Appendix 2 Data Sources and Constructs Used in Case Studies; Appendix 3 Decomposition of Changes in the Poverty Headcount before and after 1995 |
Appendix 4 Welfare Effect of Productivity and Output Price ChangeCountry Case Study Papers; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions:Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on agriculture would tend to yield larger participation by the |
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