Rural Development: Theories of Peasant Economy and Agrarian Change

Rural Development: Theories of Peasant Economy and Agrarian Change
ISBN-10
0091447917
ISBN-13
9780091447915
Series
Rural Development
Category
Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Pages
409
Language
English
Published
1982
Publisher
Hutchinson
Author
John Harriss

Description

Textbook (essays) on economic theories (agricultural economy) relating to agrarian reform and rural development in developing countries - discusses relations between agrarian change, population growth and poverty, considers farm size, land tenure and colonialism, and includes case studies concerning capitalists in Colombia, agricultural production conditions in India, rural employment in Java (Indonesia), regional level labour markets for sugar cane plantation workers in Peru, social class phenomena in Tanzania, etc. Bibliographys.

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