This thesis addresses three aspects of structural change. The first chapter focuses on the opportunities and constraints of demographic dynamics for agricultural modernization in different regions of the world. We are particularly interested in the African continent. We found that these dynamics have contradictory impacts on agricultural mechanization. Urban population growth is increasing local demand for food and encouraging investment in machinery. However, rural population growth is tempering this effect by increasing the number of suppliers, decreasing the average farm size, and supplying farms with a lower-cost alternative to machines: farm labor. The second chapter analyzes the industrialization process of three historically `compara...
In this paper, it is argued that physically abundant labor is not necessarily cheap labor. The latte...
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses...
Présentation de l'éditeur : This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues in...
This thesis addresses three aspects of structural change. The first chapter focuses on the opportuni...
Cette thèse traite de trois aspects du changement structurel. Le premier chapitre s'intéresse aux co...
A general equilibrium model of structural change featuring three sectors (agriculture, manufacturing...
Résumé et texte intégral accessibles sur : http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/97808213951...
The author analyses the results of a rapid growth of the Plantation economy on the Ivory Coast from ...
Until 1974 the mechanization of French farming developed in favourable circumstances ; so much so th...
The role of markets in the long term transformation of west african agriculture African agriculture...
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa at present, the majority of the population is engaged in agr...
Cette thèse étudie les déterminants agricoles de l’industrialisation dans une perspective à la fois ...
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa at present, the majority of the population is engaged in agr...
The structure of a national economy is generally correlated with the stage of economic development. ...
International audienceFrom a cash food crop based rural economy analysis, this article is about repr...
In this paper, it is argued that physically abundant labor is not necessarily cheap labor. The latte...
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses...
Présentation de l'éditeur : This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues in...
This thesis addresses three aspects of structural change. The first chapter focuses on the opportuni...
Cette thèse traite de trois aspects du changement structurel. Le premier chapitre s'intéresse aux co...
A general equilibrium model of structural change featuring three sectors (agriculture, manufacturing...
Résumé et texte intégral accessibles sur : http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/97808213951...
The author analyses the results of a rapid growth of the Plantation economy on the Ivory Coast from ...
Until 1974 the mechanization of French farming developed in favourable circumstances ; so much so th...
The role of markets in the long term transformation of west african agriculture African agriculture...
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa at present, the majority of the population is engaged in agr...
Cette thèse étudie les déterminants agricoles de l’industrialisation dans une perspective à la fois ...
In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa at present, the majority of the population is engaged in agr...
The structure of a national economy is generally correlated with the stage of economic development. ...
International audienceFrom a cash food crop based rural economy analysis, this article is about repr...
In this paper, it is argued that physically abundant labor is not necessarily cheap labor. The latte...
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses...
Présentation de l'éditeur : This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues in...