Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0860031128 ISBN 13: 9780860031123

Publisher: Philip Allan Publishers Ltd, 1978

Synopsis

This book analyzes the changes that are taking place in less developed countries, examines the problems that the processes of change are generating and looks at the agents of change themselves. It has been revised to reflect the greater diversity in the Third World economies in the 1980s and 1990s, likely new developments to the end of the century and economic reform in "socialist" Third World countries. Stabilization and structural adjustment issues and macroeconomic policy in general are also discussed.

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...there is little doubt that the second edition will ensure the book's continued popularity through the early 1990s. The Journal of Developing Areas ...there is little doubt that the second edition will ensure the book's continued popularity through the early 1990s. The Journal of Developing Areas

About the Author

David Colman is Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Manchester. He is President-Elect of the International Association of Agricultural Economists and a past President of the Agricultural Economics Society in the UK. He has acted as expert advisor to the House of Commons Agriculture Committee on two occasions in relation to the dairy sector policy, and has been an expert witness and advisor in a number of court cases relating to the milk industry. David Colman has undertaken research projects and consulting contracts for various international bodies, including OECD, FAO, WHO, the World Bank, ODA, and the Canadian, Malawian, and Saudi Arabian Governments. He is co-author of textbooks on the Principles of Agricultural Economics, and Economics of Change in Less-Developed Countries. His main areas of research are agricultural supply response, dairy sector policy, price formation, and commodity modelling. Colman, was the Vice-President of IAAE in charge of the programme for the 25th IAAE Conference in Durban.

Nick Vink has been Chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa since 1996. He spent 11 years at the Development Bank of Southern Africa as a senior policy analyst for rural and agricultural development issues during South Africa's transition to democracy. His interests include land reform, agricultural policy, structural reform, and small farmer development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Philip Allan Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860031128
• ISBN 13: 9780860031123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Colman David, Nixson F.I.