Beyond Market Liberalization

Welfare, Income Generation and Environmental Sustainability in Rural Madagascar
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-71559-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 378 g

This title was first published in 2000: Most African countries experienced dramatic agricultural market reforms over the 1990s. This has resulted in significant changes in the operation of the agricultural markets and, consequently, in income generation and welfare of rural households. In the case of Madagascar, the results suggest that market reforms and corresponding adjustments in rural markets have had an average positive effect on food security for the rural households. However, richer households seemed to have benefited more than the poorer households. This text provides a study of the market reforms, focusing particularly in the changes brought to welfare, income and environmental sustainability in rural areas. The study aims to be of particular interest to economists and those involved in development and environmental issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Minten, Bart

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Market Liberalization and the Agricultural Marketing System 3. Conceptual Framework, Survey Design, and Sampling Frame for Household and Community Level Analyses 4. Brief Description of Socioeconomic Situation and Changes in Indicators of Welfare 5. Modern Input Use in Agriculture 6. Factor Use and Agricultural Productivity 7. Marketed Agricultural Surplus 8. Non-agricultural and Total Incomes 9. Consumption Expenditures 10. Nutritional Status and Caloric and Protein Consumption 11. The Critical Triangle Between Environmental Sustainability, Economic Growth, and Poverty Alleviation 12. Summary

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Bart Minten is assistant professor in agricultural and environmental economics at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He has a doctorate in agricultural and environmental economics from Cornell University, USA. Prior to this position he was with the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA.