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A two-sector model of a developing country consisting of agriculture and industry is presented. Growth and structural change are discussed in variants with exogenous as well as endogenous technical progress, algebraically and by numerical simulations. Consequences from taking into account peculiarities of food production and consumption are analyzed. These include technology adoption in agriculture, Engel's law and a relationship between the level of nutrition and productivity.

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Author:   Thorsten Wichmann
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.402kg
ISBN:  

9783790809602

ISBN 10:   3790809608
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   17 October 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Economic Development, Endogenous Growth, and Agriculture.- 2.1 Mechanisms of Endogenous Growth.- 2.2 The New Analysis of Development Problems.- 2.3 Some Older Thoughts about Agriculture in Economic Development.- 2.4 Agricultural Productivity and the New Growth Theory.- 3. The Dual Economy Revisited.- 3.1 Exogenous Technical Progress in a Dual Economy.- 3.2 Economic Policies, Preferences, and Development.- 3.3 Summary.- 4. Endogenous Growth in the Dual Economy.- 4.1 Endogenous Technical Progress in Agriculture.- 4.2 The Model.- 4.3 Economic Policy, Preferences, and Development.- 4.4 Summary.- 5. Technology Adoption and Catch-Up.- 5.1 Adoption of Technologies in Agriculture.- 5.2 Exogenous Technology Adoption.- 5.3 Endogenous Adoption Decisions.- 5.4 Summary.- 6. Food Consumption and Economic Development.- 6.1 Subsistence Consumption and Engel’s Law.- 6.2 Productivity Effects of Nutrition.- 6.3 Summary.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- Mathematical Appendix.

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