Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Contributors xi
5. 1 The Role of the State in Agricultural Development 1
6. 2 Historical Patterns of Agricultural Policy 29
7. 3 The Role of Agricultural Exports in Development 84
8. 4 Observations on Export-Led Growth as a Development Strategy 116
9. 5 Agricultural Employment and Poverty Alleviation in Asia 123
10. 6 Government-Sponsored Rural Development: Experience of the World Bank 156
11. 7 Rural Development: Problems and Prospects 191
12. 8 Food Aid, Development, and Food Security 202
13. 9 Whither Food Aid? A Comment 237
14. 10 The Nature of the State and the Role of Government in Agricultural Development 247
15. 11 Notes on Agriculture and the State 275
16. 12 What Have We Learned? 288
17. Index 305