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Agrarian reform in reverse : the food crisis in the Third World / edited by Birol A. Yeşilada, Charles D. Brockett, and Bruce Drury.

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This book focuses on the political-economic dimensions of the food crisis, with case studies from the four regions--Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East--of the Third World. It examines various international factors that influence agricultural development in the Third World.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Yeşilada, Birol A. (Editor), Brockett, Charles D., 1946- (Editor), Drury, Bruce (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Subjects:
Agriculture and state > Developing countries > Case studies.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Developing countries > Case studies.
Debts, External > Developing countries > Case studies.
Produce trade > Government policy > Developing countries > Case studies.
Food supply > Government policy > Developing countries > Case studies.
Farm tenancy > Developing countries > Case studies.
Agricultural assistance > Case studies.
Agricultural assistance.
Agriculture and state.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Debts, External.
Farm tenancy.
Food supply > Government policy.
Produce trade > Government policy.
Developing countries.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Case studies of induced change in agricultural policy
  • Economic security in the countryside : the impact of agrarian change and public policy in Honduras / Charles D. Brockett
  • Brazilian agriculture and the debt crisis / Bruce Drury
  • Agricultural policy and food security in Peru and Ecuador / Cynthia McClintock
  • President Marcos, multinationals, the World Bank, and the U.S. government : domestic and international political economy of Philippines' coconut industry / Gary Hawes and Gretchen Casper
  • Problems of agricultural development in Turkey / Mahir Fisunoğlu and Birol A. Yeşilada
  • The food crisis in Kenya / Taye Woldesmiate and Ron Cox
  • International factors and agriculture in the Third World
  • The impact of dependency on agriculture and food crises in the Third World / Birol A. Yeşilada
  • Political implications of International Monetary Fund conditionality for Latin America / Adalberto J. Pinelo
  • Innovation in the IMF : the cereal imports facility / Valerie J. Assetto
  • Who governs the Rome food agencies? / Ross B. Talbot and A. Wayne Moyer
  • U.S. foreign agricultural policy and the less developed countries / Jean Doyle.

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