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Markets and states in tropical Africa : the political basis of agricultural policies / / Robert H. Bates, updated and expanded with a new preface



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Autore: Bates Robert H. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Markets and states in tropical Africa : the political basis of agricultural policies / / Robert H. Bates, updated and expanded with a new preface Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina: 338.1/867
Soggetto topico: Agriculture and state - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Soggetto non controllato: africa
african countries
african history
agriculture
business and industry
business
california series on social choice and political economy
cash crops
corrupt governments
economic growth
economic recovery
economics
food sector
governments and governing
growth tragedy
industrial sector
money
political marginalization
political reform
politics
postcolonial africa
postcolonialism
pricing policies
rural economies
urban areas
volunteerism
wealth and poverty
wealth
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the 2014 Edition -- Preface to the 2005 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Policies Toward Cash Crops for Export -- 2. The Food Sector: The Political Dynamics of Pricing Policies -- 3. The Food Sector: The Use of Nonprice Strategies -- 4. The Emerging Industrial Sector -- 5. The Market as Political Arena and the Limits of Voluntarism -- 6. Rental Havens and Protective Shelters: Organizing Support Among the Urban Beneficiaries -- 7. The Origins of Political Marginalism: Evoking Compliance From the Countryside -- 8. Commonalities and Variations: The Politics of Agricultural Policy -- 9. Political Reform and Economic Development -- Appendix A: Interrelations Between Food Supply, Demand, and Prices -- Appendix B: Value Received by Farmers for Export Crops -- Bibliography -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. Examining the origins of Africa's "growth tragedy," Markets and States in Tropical Africa has for decades shaped the thinking of practitioners and scholars alike. Robert H. Bates's analysis now faces a challenge, however: the revival of economic growth on the continent. In this edition, Bates provides a new preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa's recovery and discuss the significance of the continent's success for the arguments of this classic work.
Titolo autorizzato: Markets and states in tropical Africa  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95852-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790942203321
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