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Agricultural Development in the World Periphery (eBook, PDF)

A Global Economic History Approach

Redaktion: Pinilla, Vicente; Willebald, Henry

Beschreibung

Reviews the diverse arguments of the potential role of agriculture within the realm of development theory Analyses periphery countries in the 19th and 20th centuries to challenge the notion that agriculture played a negligible role in promoting economic development Assesses the possible contribution of the agricultural sector to economic growth by analysing changes in agricultural production and productivity, and its relationship - per capita - to income levels Indicates the existence of positive relationships between agriculture and economic growth, by means of inter-sectoral links, technological and organizational improvements and simply the exploitation of comparative advantages in the rural setting

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Autor

Vicente Pinilla is Professor in Economic History at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He has taught economic history since 1986 and held appointments at the University of Bristol, UK, London School of Economics, UK, University of California at Davis, US, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France. Henry Willebald is Professor in Development Economics and Economic History at the University of the Republic, Uruguay. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Barcelona, Spain, University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Groningen University, The Netherlands. He was formerly Director of Economic Research in Faculty of Economics, University of the Republic, Uruguay, and President of the Uruguayan Economic History Association.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 507
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319660202
• Artikelnr.: 52936300