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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789954503321

Titolo

Public policy and agricultural development / / edited by Ha-Joon Chang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-63528-9

1-283-46225-7

9786613462251

0-203-80369-8

1-136-63529-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge ISS studies in rural livelihoods ; ; 8

Altri autori (Persone)

ChangHa-Joon

Disciplina

338.1809172409045

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Land reform - Developing countries

Agriculture and state - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Public Policy and Agricultural Development; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; PART I Introduction and synthesis; 1 Rethinking public policy in agriculture - lessons from history, distant and recent; PART II Case studies; 2 Chile; 3 Ethiopia; 4 Ghana; 5 India; 6 Mexico; 7 Vietnam; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book critically re-examines the currently dominant paradigm of agricultural development policy from historical and comparative perspectives. Examining the experiences of 11 developed countries in their earlier stages of development and the experiences of 10 developing and transition economies in the last half a century, the book offers an in-depth discussion on a range of public policies for agriculture, some currently in use and others forgotten in the mist of history.After presenting the overarching theoretical framework and a synthesis of findings over the 21 countries