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1、EconomicsofAgriculturalDevelopmentEconomicsofAgriculturalDevelopmentexaminesthecauses,severity,andeffectsofper-sistentpoverty,rapidpopulationgrowth,andmalnutritionindevelopingcountries.Itdiscussespotentialsolutionstotheseproblems,andconsiderstheimplicationsofglobalizationfora
2、griculture,poverty,andtheenvironment.Areascoveredinthebookinclude:•Thesustainabilityofthenaturalresourceenvironment•Genderrolesinrelationtoagricultureandresourceuse•Thecontributionofagriculturaltechnologies•Theimportanceofagriculturalandmacroeconomicpoliciesasrelatedtodevelop
3、mentandtrade,andthesuccessesandfailuresofsuchpolicies•TheimplicationsforwhatmightbedoneinthefuturetoencouragemorerapidagriculturalandeconomicdevelopmentTheglobalizationofgoods,services,andcapitalforagricultureisfundamentaltothefutureofdevelopingcountriesandhasmajorimplication
4、sforthefightagainstpovertyandsustainabilityoftheenvironment.Inrecentyears,agriculturehasonceagainreturnedtoapositionofcentrestageasfoodpricevolatilityhasledcountriestore-examinetheirdevelopmentstrategies.Thisneweditionoftheessentialtextbookinthefieldbuildsonthe2006originaland
5、reflectsthefollowingdevelopments:•Theincreasedimpactofclimatechange•Issuesaffectingagriculturalmarketssuchasbio-fuels,theriseinfarmprices,andenergycosts•ThemovetohighervaluedagriculturalproductsThisbookwillbeessentialreadingforundergraduatestudentsseekingtoun-derstandtheecono
6、micsofagriculturaldevelopmentandtheworldfoodsystem,in-cludingenvironmentalandhumanconsequencesofagriculturaldevelopment,inter-nationaltradeandcapitalflows.Thisbookcontainsawealthofrealworldcasestudiesandisnowaccompaniedbyawebsitethatincludespowerpointlectures,aphotobank,andal
7、argesetofdis-cussionandexamquestions.GeorgeW.NortonisProfessorofAgriculturalandAppliedEconomicsatVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,Blacksburg,Virginia,USA.JeffreyAlwangisProfessorofAgriculturalandAppliedEconomicsatVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity,Bl
8、acksburg,Virginia,USA.WilliamA.MastersisProfessorofAgriculturalEcono
