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Agricultural innovation systems [[electronic resource] ] : an investment sourcebook
| Agricultural innovation systems [[electronic resource] ] : an investment sourcebook |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 658 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Agriculture and rural development |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Economic aspects
Agriculture - Economic aspects Rural development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-49182-6
9786613491824 0-8213-8944-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461244603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agricultural innovation systems : : an investment sourcebook
| Agricultural innovation systems : : an investment sourcebook |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Agriculture and rural development |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Economic aspects
Agriculture - Economic aspects Rural development |
| ISBN |
1-283-49182-6
9786613491824 0-8213-8944-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790195003321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agricultural innovation systems : : an investment sourcebook
| Agricultural innovation systems : : an investment sourcebook |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Agriculture and rural development |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Economic aspects
Agriculture - Economic aspects Rural development |
| ISBN |
1-283-49182-6
9786613491824 0-8213-8944-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Sourcebook Overview and User Guide -- Module 1: Coordination and Collective Action for Agricultural Innovation -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 National Coordination and Governance of Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 2 How to Build Innovation Networks -- Thematic Note 3 Facilitating Smallholders' Access to Modern Marketing Chains -- Thematic Note 4 Building Innovation Capabilities in Farmer Organizations -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 No-Till Networks in Developing Countries -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Learning Organizations That Support Innovation: Mexico's Produce Foundations -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Chile's Foundation for Agricultural Innovation -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 A Rural Institutional Platform Mobilizes Communities to Become Effective Partners in Agricultural Innovation in Andhra Pradesh -- Innovative Activity Profile 5 In the Networking Age, Cassava Development Relies on Public-Private Research Partnerships -- Innovative Activity Profile 6 Rural Productive Alliances: A Model for Overcoming Market Barriers -- Module 2: Agricultural Education and Training to Support Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Reforming Public Agricultural Education at the Tertiary Level -- Thematic Note 2 Curriculum Change in Higher Agricultural Education -- Thematic Note 3 Education and Training for Technician Development -- Thematic Note 4 Reforming the Management of In-Service Training/Learning -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Reforming India's State Agricultural Universities -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Transforming Wageningen Agricultural University -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Curriculum Change in Agricultural Universities Strengthens Links in the Arab Republic of Egypt's Innovation System.
Innovative Activity Profile 4 Innovative Training Program for Midcareer Agricultural Extension Staff: The Sasakawa Africa Fund Education Program -- Innovative Activity Profile 5 Chiang Mai University Links with Rural Communities to Focus Research on Farming Problems and Foster Curriculum Change -- Innovative Activity Profile 6 EARTH University, Costa Rica: A New Kind of Agricultural University -- Innovative Activity Profile 7 Technical Skills for Export Crop Industries in Uganda and Ethiopia -- Innovative Activity Profile 8 Agribusiness Training for Secondary School Graduates in Timor-Leste -- Innovative Activity Profile 9 Vocational Training in the Arab Republic of Egypt Combines Technical and Innovation Skills for Agriculture -- Module 3: Investment in Extension and Advisory Services as Part of Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Pluralistic Extension Systems -- Thematic Note 2 Farming as a Business and the Need for Local (Agri-) Business Development Services -- Thematic Note 3 Extension-Plus: New Roles for Extension and Advisory Services -- Thematic Note 4 The Role of Innovation Brokers in Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Agrodealer Development in Developing and Emerging Markets -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Federating Farmer Field Schools in Networks for Improved Access to Services -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 INCAGRO: Developing a Market for Agricultural Innovation Services in Peru -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Combining Extension Services with Agricultural Credit: The Experience of BASIX India -- Module 4: Agricultural Research within an Agricultural Innovation System -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Designing Agricultural Research Linkages within an AIS Framework -- Thematic Note 2 Building and Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in Agricultural Research. Thematic Note 3 Regional Research in an Agricultural Innovation System Framework: Bringing Order to Complexity -- Thematic Note 4 Codesigning Innovations: How Can Research Engage with Multiple Stakeholders? -- Thematic Note 5 Organizational Change for Learning and Innovation -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Redesigning a Livestock Research Institute to Support Livestock Development within an AIS Approach -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 An Innovative Approach to Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer in India -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 The Agricultural Technology Consortium Model in Chile -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Linking Research and Development Actors through Learning Alliances -- Module 5: Incentives and Resources for Innovation Partnerships and Business Development -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Foundations for Public-Private Partnerships -- Thematic Note 2 Innovation Funds -- Thematic Note 3 Accelerating the Development of Agribusiness Enterprises by Using Business Incubators -- Thematic Note 4 Agricultural Clusters -- Thematic Note 5 Technology Transfer Offices: Facilitating Intellectual Property Protection for Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 6 Risk Capital for Agriculture in Developing and Middle-Income Countries -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Developing Entrepreneurs through an Agribusiness Incubator at ICRISAT -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 The China Technology Transfer Project -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Agricultural Cluster Development in Nicaragua -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Providing Farmers with Direct Access to Innovation Funds -- Module 6: Creating an Enabling Environment for Agricultural Innovation -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 National Innovation Policy -- Thematic Note 2 Governance of Innovation Systems. Thematic Note 3 Managing Intellectual Property to Foster Agricultural Development -- Thematic Note 4 Biosafety Regulatory Systems in the Context of Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 5 Technical Regulations and Standards -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Developing an Enabling Environment to Improve Zambian Smallholders' Agribusiness Skills and Commercial Orientation -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Intellectual Property Management in Livestock Veterinary Medicines for Developing Countries -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Developing a Subregional Approach to Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology in West Africa -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 The Supply Response to New Sources of Demand for Financial and Other Services in Rural Andhra Pradesh -- Module 7: Assessing, Prioritizing, Monitoring, and Evaluating Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Assessing Innovation for Prioritizing Investments -- Thematic Note 2 Methods for Organizational Assessments in Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Thematic Note 3 Foresighting Investments in Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 4 Monitoring Agricultural Innovation System Interventions -- Thematic Note 5 Evaluating Agricultural Innovation System Interventions -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Self-Organizing Networks in Policy and Planning: Experience from Sierra Leone's Partnership for Agricultural Innovation and Development -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Using Net-Map to Assess and Improve Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Gender Analysis for the Assessment of Innovation Processes: The Case of Papa Andina in Peru -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Scenario Planning to Guide Long-Term Investments in Agricultural Science and Technology in India. Innovative Activity Profile 5 A Vision for Agriculture in Chile in 2030 and the Implications for Its Innovation System -- Innovative Activity Profile 6 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Fodder Innovation Project -- Innovative Activity Profile 7 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Research Into Use Program -- Glossary -- Authors and Their Affiliations -- Index -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812586603321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development
| Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development |
| Autore | Uphoff Norman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Jan. 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural ecology
Agricultural innovations Agricultural productivity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84977-044-1
1-136-57198-1 1-280-47641-9 9786610476411 600-00-0244-0 1-4175-2250-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development; Copytight; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; PART 1 ISSUES FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; Chapter 1 The Agricultural Development Challenges We Face; Chapter 2 Rethinking Agriculture for New Opportunities; Chapter 3 Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 4 Social and Human Capital for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 5 Economic Conditions for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
Chapter 6 Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population? PART 2 EXPERIENCES FROM AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA; Africa; Chapter 7 The Evolution of Agroecological Methods and the Influence of Markets: Case Studies from Kenya and Nigeria; Chapter 8 Benefits from Agroforestry in Africa, with Examples from Kenya and Zambia; Chapter 9 Realizing the Potential of Integrated Aquaculture: Evidence from Malawi; Chapter 10 Management of Organic Inputs to Increase Food Production in Senegal Chapter 11 Combining Traditional and New Knowledge to Improve Food Security in the Sahelian Zone of MaliChapter 12 Opportunities for Raising Yields by Changing Management Practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar; Latin America; Chapter 13 Increasing Productivity through Agroecological Approaches in Central America: Experiences from Hillside Agriculture; Chapter 14 Raising Smallholder Crop and Livestock Production in Andean Mountain Regions; Chapter 15 The Spread and Benefits of No-till Agriculture in Paraná State, Brazil; Asia Chapter 16 Diversifying Rice-based Farming Systems and Empowering Farmers in Bangladesh Using the Farmer Field-school Approach Chapter 17 Integrated Pest and Crop Management in Sri Lanka; Chapter 18 Increasing the Scope for Food Crop Production on Sloping Lands in Asia: Contour Farming with Natural Vegetative Strips in the Philippines; PART 3 ADVANCING AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE WITH PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES; Chapter 19 Exploiting Interactions Between Planned and Unplanned Diversity in Agroecosystems: What do We Need to Know?; Chapter 20 Human Dimensions of Agroecological Development Chapter 21 Institutional Changes and Policy Reforms Chapter 22 A More Productive Synthesis for Agriculture; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455819103321 |
Uphoff Norman
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| New York, : Routledge, Jan. 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development
| Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development |
| Autore | Uphoff Norman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Jan. 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural ecology
Agricultural innovations Agricultural productivity |
| ISBN |
1-136-57197-3
1-84977-044-1 1-136-57198-1 1-280-47641-9 9786610476411 600-00-0244-0 1-4175-2250-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development; Copytight; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; PART 1 ISSUES FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; Chapter 1 The Agricultural Development Challenges We Face; Chapter 2 Rethinking Agriculture for New Opportunities; Chapter 3 Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 4 Social and Human Capital for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 5 Economic Conditions for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
Chapter 6 Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population? PART 2 EXPERIENCES FROM AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA; Africa; Chapter 7 The Evolution of Agroecological Methods and the Influence of Markets: Case Studies from Kenya and Nigeria; Chapter 8 Benefits from Agroforestry in Africa, with Examples from Kenya and Zambia; Chapter 9 Realizing the Potential of Integrated Aquaculture: Evidence from Malawi; Chapter 10 Management of Organic Inputs to Increase Food Production in Senegal Chapter 11 Combining Traditional and New Knowledge to Improve Food Security in the Sahelian Zone of MaliChapter 12 Opportunities for Raising Yields by Changing Management Practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar; Latin America; Chapter 13 Increasing Productivity through Agroecological Approaches in Central America: Experiences from Hillside Agriculture; Chapter 14 Raising Smallholder Crop and Livestock Production in Andean Mountain Regions; Chapter 15 The Spread and Benefits of No-till Agriculture in Paraná State, Brazil; Asia Chapter 16 Diversifying Rice-based Farming Systems and Empowering Farmers in Bangladesh Using the Farmer Field-school Approach Chapter 17 Integrated Pest and Crop Management in Sri Lanka; Chapter 18 Increasing the Scope for Food Crop Production on Sloping Lands in Asia: Contour Farming with Natural Vegetative Strips in the Philippines; PART 3 ADVANCING AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE WITH PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES; Chapter 19 Exploiting Interactions Between Planned and Unplanned Diversity in Agroecosystems: What do We Need to Know?; Chapter 20 Human Dimensions of Agroecological Development Chapter 21 Institutional Changes and Policy Reforms Chapter 22 A More Productive Synthesis for Agriculture; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780317003321 |
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Uphoff Norman
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| New York, : Routledge, Jan. 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agroecological innovations : increasing food production with participatory development / / edited by Norman Uphoff
| Agroecological innovations : increasing food production with participatory development / / edited by Norman Uphoff |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | UphoffNorman Thomas |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural ecology
Agricultural innovations Agricultural productivity |
| ISBN |
1-136-57197-3
1-84977-044-1 1-136-57198-1 1-280-47641-9 9786610476411 600-00-0244-0 1-4175-2250-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development; Copytight; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; PART 1 ISSUES FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; Chapter 1 The Agricultural Development Challenges We Face; Chapter 2 Rethinking Agriculture for New Opportunities; Chapter 3 Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 4 Social and Human Capital for Sustainable Agriculture; Chapter 5 Economic Conditions for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
Chapter 6 Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population? PART 2 EXPERIENCES FROM AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA; Africa; Chapter 7 The Evolution of Agroecological Methods and the Influence of Markets: Case Studies from Kenya and Nigeria; Chapter 8 Benefits from Agroforestry in Africa, with Examples from Kenya and Zambia; Chapter 9 Realizing the Potential of Integrated Aquaculture: Evidence from Malawi; Chapter 10 Management of Organic Inputs to Increase Food Production in Senegal Chapter 11 Combining Traditional and New Knowledge to Improve Food Security in the Sahelian Zone of MaliChapter 12 Opportunities for Raising Yields by Changing Management Practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar; Latin America; Chapter 13 Increasing Productivity through Agroecological Approaches in Central America: Experiences from Hillside Agriculture; Chapter 14 Raising Smallholder Crop and Livestock Production in Andean Mountain Regions; Chapter 15 The Spread and Benefits of No-till Agriculture in Paraná State, Brazil; Asia Chapter 16 Diversifying Rice-based Farming Systems and Empowering Farmers in Bangladesh Using the Farmer Field-school Approach Chapter 17 Integrated Pest and Crop Management in Sri Lanka; Chapter 18 Increasing the Scope for Food Crop Production on Sloping Lands in Asia: Contour Farming with Natural Vegetative Strips in the Philippines; PART 3 ADVANCING AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE WITH PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES; Chapter 19 Exploiting Interactions Between Planned and Unplanned Diversity in Agroecosystems: What do We Need to Know?; Chapter 20 Human Dimensions of Agroecological Development Chapter 21 Institutional Changes and Policy Reforms Chapter 22 A More Productive Synthesis for Agriculture; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817401103321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bioenergy and biological invasions : ecological, agronomic, and policy perspectives on minimizing risk / / edited by Lauren D. Quinn, David P. Matlaga and Jacob N. Barney
| Bioenergy and biological invasions : ecological, agronomic, and policy perspectives on minimizing risk / / edited by Lauren D. Quinn, David P. Matlaga and Jacob N. Barney |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | CABI Invasives Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Energy crops - Risk assessment
Energy crops - Environmental aspects Agriculture and energy |
| ISBN |
1-78924-378-5
1-78064-331-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 The Bioenergy Landscape: Sustainable Resources or the Next Great Invasion?; 2 What Would Invasive Feedstock Populations Look Like? Perspectives from Existing Invasions; 3 Potential Risks of Algae Bioenergy Feedstocks; 4 Gene Flow and Invasiveness in Bioenergy Systems; 5 Using Weed Risk Assessments to Separate the Crops from the Weeds; 6 Bioenergy and Novel Plants: Th e Regulatory Structure; 7 "Seeded-yet-Sterile" Perennial Grasses: Towards Sustainable and Non-invasive Biofuel Feedstocks
8 Eradication and Control of Bioenergy Feedstocks: What Do We Really Know?9 Good Intentions vs Good Ideas: Evaluating Bioenergy Projects that Utilize Invasive Plant Feedstocks; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910627296903321 |
| Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres
| Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres |
| Autore | Dyer Graham <1958, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Library of Peasant Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Farms, Size of - Egypt
Agricultural productivity - Egypt Peasants - Egypt Agriculture and state - Egypt |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-03643-6
1-135-21182-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; INTRODUCTION The Present study: Nature and Rationale; I The Nature of the Inverse Relationship and its Apparent Policy Implications; Introduction; I.1 Some apparent policy implications; I.2 Conceptual, statistical and methodological problems; I.3 The inverse relationship vindicated and some conjoint relationships; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter I; II Theoretical Approaches to the Inverse Relationship: Qualitative and Quantitative Factor Differences; Introduction
II.1 Management and labour quality hypothesesII.2 Land fertility hypothesis; II.3 Labour intensity and labour market dualism: the Sen model; II.4 A critique of the marginalist approach; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter II; III A Class-Based Approach and the Breakdown of the Inverse Relationship in the Dynamic Context; Introduction; III.1 Beyond the marginalist approach; III.2 The inverse relationship in the context of backward agriculture; III.3 The static nature of the Sen approach and the breakdown of the inverse relationship in the dynamic context; Summary and conclusions Notes to Chapter IIIIV The Evidence for an Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity in Egypt: A Shadow Debate; Introduction; IV.1 Some evidence for an inverse relationship in Egypt: Shepley, Radwan, Wilson and Mabro; IV.2 Aggregation and land heterogeneity: Crouch et al.; IV.3 The inverse relationship denied in Egypt: Platt and Commander; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter IV; V The Political Economy of the Contemporary Egyptian Countryside; Introduction; V.1 Agrarian reform and the consolidation of the rich peasantry; V.2 The agrarian elite and the co-operative system V.3 Rich peasants and co-operative creditV.4 Implications with respect to the diffusion of modern technology of rich peasant bias in credit; V.5 The dominance of the rich peasantry and the political sphere; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter V; VI A Disaggregated Analysis of the ILO Data: Technical Change and the Inverse Relationship in Egypt; Introduction; VI.1 The ILO survey and its characteristics; VI.2 Analysis and results: (i) The Radwan regression and its questionable nature - the need for a more disaggregated approach VI.3 Analysis and results: (ii) A digression on technological change in Egyptian agriculture, uneven development and regional heterogeneityVI.4 Analysis and results: (iii) A disaggregated analysis and evidence of transition; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VI; VII A Closer Look at the Inverse Relationship in the Context of Agrarian Transition: Evidence from Fieldwork in Rural Egypt; Introduction; VII.1 Fieldwork methodology and problems; VII.2 An inverse relationship village in Giza; VII.3 The roots of the inverse relationship in Shubak; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VII VIII A Positive Relationship Village in Qena and the Emerging Comparative Picture in the Context of Egyptian Agrarian Transition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464034903321 |
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Dyer Graham <1958, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres
| Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres |
| Autore | Dyer Graham <1958, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Library of Peasant Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Farms, Size of - Egypt
Agricultural productivity - Egypt Peasants - Egypt Agriculture and state - Egypt |
| ISBN |
1-135-21189-2
1-315-03643-6 1-135-21182-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; INTRODUCTION The Present study: Nature and Rationale; I The Nature of the Inverse Relationship and its Apparent Policy Implications; Introduction; I.1 Some apparent policy implications; I.2 Conceptual, statistical and methodological problems; I.3 The inverse relationship vindicated and some conjoint relationships; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter I; II Theoretical Approaches to the Inverse Relationship: Qualitative and Quantitative Factor Differences; Introduction
II.1 Management and labour quality hypothesesII.2 Land fertility hypothesis; II.3 Labour intensity and labour market dualism: the Sen model; II.4 A critique of the marginalist approach; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter II; III A Class-Based Approach and the Breakdown of the Inverse Relationship in the Dynamic Context; Introduction; III.1 Beyond the marginalist approach; III.2 The inverse relationship in the context of backward agriculture; III.3 The static nature of the Sen approach and the breakdown of the inverse relationship in the dynamic context; Summary and conclusions Notes to Chapter IIIIV The Evidence for an Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity in Egypt: A Shadow Debate; Introduction; IV.1 Some evidence for an inverse relationship in Egypt: Shepley, Radwan, Wilson and Mabro; IV.2 Aggregation and land heterogeneity: Crouch et al.; IV.3 The inverse relationship denied in Egypt: Platt and Commander; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter IV; V The Political Economy of the Contemporary Egyptian Countryside; Introduction; V.1 Agrarian reform and the consolidation of the rich peasantry; V.2 The agrarian elite and the co-operative system V.3 Rich peasants and co-operative creditV.4 Implications with respect to the diffusion of modern technology of rich peasant bias in credit; V.5 The dominance of the rich peasantry and the political sphere; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter V; VI A Disaggregated Analysis of the ILO Data: Technical Change and the Inverse Relationship in Egypt; Introduction; VI.1 The ILO survey and its characteristics; VI.2 Analysis and results: (i) The Radwan regression and its questionable nature - the need for a more disaggregated approach VI.3 Analysis and results: (ii) A digression on technological change in Egyptian agriculture, uneven development and regional heterogeneityVI.4 Analysis and results: (iii) A disaggregated analysis and evidence of transition; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VI; VII A Closer Look at the Inverse Relationship in the Context of Agrarian Transition: Evidence from Fieldwork in Rural Egypt; Introduction; VII.1 Fieldwork methodology and problems; VII.2 An inverse relationship village in Giza; VII.3 The roots of the inverse relationship in Shubak; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VII VIII A Positive Relationship Village in Qena and the Emerging Comparative Picture in the Context of Egyptian Agrarian Transition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787883403321 |
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Dyer Graham <1958, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres
| Class, state and agricultural productivity in Egypt : a study of the inverse relationship between farm size and land productivity / / Graham Dyer ; foreword by Terence J. Byres |
| Autore | Dyer Graham <1958, > |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/6 |
| Collana | Library of Peasant Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Farms, Size of - Egypt
Agricultural productivity - Egypt Peasants - Egypt Agriculture and state - Egypt |
| ISBN |
1-135-21189-2
1-315-03643-6 1-135-21182-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; INTRODUCTION The Present study: Nature and Rationale; I The Nature of the Inverse Relationship and its Apparent Policy Implications; Introduction; I.1 Some apparent policy implications; I.2 Conceptual, statistical and methodological problems; I.3 The inverse relationship vindicated and some conjoint relationships; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter I; II Theoretical Approaches to the Inverse Relationship: Qualitative and Quantitative Factor Differences; Introduction
II.1 Management and labour quality hypothesesII.2 Land fertility hypothesis; II.3 Labour intensity and labour market dualism: the Sen model; II.4 A critique of the marginalist approach; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter II; III A Class-Based Approach and the Breakdown of the Inverse Relationship in the Dynamic Context; Introduction; III.1 Beyond the marginalist approach; III.2 The inverse relationship in the context of backward agriculture; III.3 The static nature of the Sen approach and the breakdown of the inverse relationship in the dynamic context; Summary and conclusions Notes to Chapter IIIIV The Evidence for an Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity in Egypt: A Shadow Debate; Introduction; IV.1 Some evidence for an inverse relationship in Egypt: Shepley, Radwan, Wilson and Mabro; IV.2 Aggregation and land heterogeneity: Crouch et al.; IV.3 The inverse relationship denied in Egypt: Platt and Commander; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter IV; V The Political Economy of the Contemporary Egyptian Countryside; Introduction; V.1 Agrarian reform and the consolidation of the rich peasantry; V.2 The agrarian elite and the co-operative system V.3 Rich peasants and co-operative creditV.4 Implications with respect to the diffusion of modern technology of rich peasant bias in credit; V.5 The dominance of the rich peasantry and the political sphere; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter V; VI A Disaggregated Analysis of the ILO Data: Technical Change and the Inverse Relationship in Egypt; Introduction; VI.1 The ILO survey and its characteristics; VI.2 Analysis and results: (i) The Radwan regression and its questionable nature - the need for a more disaggregated approach VI.3 Analysis and results: (ii) A digression on technological change in Egyptian agriculture, uneven development and regional heterogeneityVI.4 Analysis and results: (iii) A disaggregated analysis and evidence of transition; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VI; VII A Closer Look at the Inverse Relationship in the Context of Agrarian Transition: Evidence from Fieldwork in Rural Egypt; Introduction; VII.1 Fieldwork methodology and problems; VII.2 An inverse relationship village in Giza; VII.3 The roots of the inverse relationship in Shubak; Summary and conclusions; Notes to Chapter VII VIII A Positive Relationship Village in Qena and the Emerging Comparative Picture in the Context of Egyptian Agrarian Transition |
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Dyer Graham <1958, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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