ABSTRACT
Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these problems, as well as potential solutions.
The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identify linkages in the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa.
Focusing on the role that agriculture can play in improving economic and nutritional wellbeing and how that role might be enhanced, this book is essential reading.
Part 1: Dimensions of World Food and Development Problems 1. Introduction 2. Hunger and Malnutrition 3. Economics of Food Demand 4. Population Part 2: Development Theories and the Role of Agriculture 5. Economic Transformation and Growth 6. Development Theory and Growth Strategies Part 3: Agricultural Systems and Resource Use 7. Agriculture in Traditional Societies 8. Agricultural Systems and their Determinants 9. Resource Use and Sustainability 10. Human Resources, Family Structure and Gender Roles Part 4: Getting Agriculture Moving 11. Theories and Strategies for Agricultural Development 12. Research, Extension, and Education 13. Land and Labor Markets 14. Input and Credit Markets 15. Pricing Policies and Marketing Systems Part 5: Agricultural Development in an Interdependent World 16. Agriculture and International Trade 17. Trade Policies, Negotiations and Agreements 18. Macroeconomic Policies and Agricultural Development 19. Capital Flows and Foreign Assistance 20. Lessons and Perspectives
