Principles of Agricultural Economics - Markets and Prices in Less Developed Countries

Zusammenfassung This textbook addresses the main economic principles required by agricultural economists involved in rural development. The work draws on the characteristics of agricultural and food systems in less developed countries to highlight the importance of economic principles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Economics of agricultural production: theoretical foundations; 3. Product supply and input demand; 4. Topics in production economics; 5. Theory of consumer behaviour; 6. Economics of market demand; 7. Developments in demand theory; 8. Equilibrium and exchange; 9. Analysis of agricultural markets; 10. Welfare economics; 11. Economics of trade; 12. Food and agricultural policy; Notes; References; Index.

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• Authors: David Colman, David Etc Colman, David Young Colman, Trevor Young, Trevor L. Young
• Assisted by: Alan Buckwell (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.1989
• EAN: 9780521336642
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33664-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mat
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches