Agricultural and rural economics

This book is a comparative analysis of the agrarian policies and the agricultural systems of the European Community (EC) and the United States (US).

This book presents an integrated analysis of the dynamics of the economics of households and farm production in the setting of a polygynous family structure and traditional agriculture in sub-Saharan rural Africa.

This book examines the effects of austerity on Mexican peasants who had been enmeshed in a national agricultural crisis since the late 1960s.

This volume focuses on alternatives for non-metropolitan economic development in the new international economic climate.

Originally published in 1993, this is a study of agricultural co-operatives.

This book explores the large-scale impacts of economic restructuring in the Midwest in response to the 1980s farm crisis.

The nations of Subsaharan Africa experienced declining levels of food production per capita throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the area of livestock production.

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Much has happened since agricultural economists and rural sociologists met at the University of Chicago in 1946 to discuss family farming.

This book examines the impact of the rise and fall of new commodities, production technologies, and shifting government policies on individuals and farm families in the rural South and the interrelationship between agricultural change and community change.

This book brings together current issues in and approaches to the development, utilization, and management of water resources in developing countries.

This book aims to examine how the pattern of growth in the agricultural sectors has contributed to equitable growth and to assess the relevance of the relationship between agriculture and equitable growth in Punjab-Haryana for other states in India and for other low-income countries.

With the emergence of collectivization, the communal movement, and the food crisis, the development of agriculture in socialist countries has become a topic of great interest to economists.

High rates of growth in agricultural production need not be incompatible with increased employment, income, and the satisfaction of basic needs in the lower-income developing countries.

Policymakers, farmers, managers of agriculture and others look to agricultural economists for accurate estimates of the costs and returns of individual agricultural commodities.

This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.

This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.

This book was originally pubished in 2000.

This book was originally pubished in 2000.

This book identifies the root causes of income inequality in underdeveloped economies and proposes new solutions for structural reform in economies that have long neglected and exploited working people.

This book identifies the root causes of income inequality in underdeveloped economies and proposes new solutions for structural reform in economies that have long neglected and exploited working people.

Modern tools, such as GIS and remote sensing, are increasingly used in the monitoring of agricultural resources.

A rich account of the impact of the Second World War on the lives of people living in the farms and villages of Britain.

In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience and ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle and add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure - or profit!

An elegant demolition of the supermarket miracle, this book charts the impact that supermarkets have had on every aspect of our lives and culture.

A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to longer-term concerns about sustainable urbanization, environmental justice, and biodiversity conservation, African states face a range of environmental issues.

An exploration of the lived experience of small-scale organic farmers in New England that unpacks how they balance their ideals with economic realities In recent years, the popularity of organically grown produce has exploded.

An exploration of the rise of the crop strain that came to dominate the American tobacco industry and its toll on the Southern landscape that produced it Drew A.

Government management of fisheries has been little short of disastrous.

Government management of fisheries has been little short of disastrous.

Originally published in 1962, this book was a study of British agricultural policy since the Second World War - during a period which saw the adoption of a comprehensive system of agricultural support which stood in marked contrast to the free trade policy adhered to previously.

When it comes to the climate, we don't need more marketing or anxiety.

How does Britain get its food?

This book examines the international causes of hunger and malnutrition and reveals how critical elements of the global economy heighten food insecurity in the developing world.

The world is more interested in issues surrounding agricultural and food issues than ever before.

The world is more interested in issues surrounding agricultural and food issues than ever before.

Why do farm workers become more vulnerable as countries get richer?

Why do farm workers become more vulnerable as countries get richer?

How can we track change in poor rural areas where data are scarce?

How can we track change in poor rural areas where data are scarce?

How do people survive and thrive in the uncertain and risk-prone Sahel?

How do people survive and thrive in the uncertain and risk-prone Sahel?

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC 4.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY4.

This book is an inquiry into the role of law in the contemporary political economy of hunger.

This book is an inquiry into the role of law in the contemporary political economy of hunger.

From a war-torn and famine-plagued country at the beginning of the 1990s, Ethiopia is today emerging as one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.

From a war-torn and famine-plagued country at the beginning of the 1990s, Ethiopia is today emerging as one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.

From prompting a transition from hunter-gatherer to an agrarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests, strategic taxation and the regulation of beer has played a pivotal role throughout history.

From prompting a transition from hunter-gatherer to an agrarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests, strategic taxation and the regulation of beer has played a pivotal role throughout history.