Transforming Traditional Agriculture
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Transforming Traditional Agriculture is an influential economic study by Theodore Schultz that analyzes how to increase productivity and modernize subsistence farming in developing countries.
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| Transforming Traditional Agriculture canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constraints on peasant farmers
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role of incentives in agricultural production ⓘ ways to increase productivity in traditional agriculture ⓘ |
| argues |
low productivity is due to lack of access to modern inputs and incentives
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policy reforms can raise agricultural productivity in poor countries ⓘ traditional farmers are rational decision makers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Green Revolution policy debates
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University of Chicago school of economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
T. W. Schultz
NERFINISHED
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Theodore W. Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural development
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economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
developing countries
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smallholder farmers ⓘ subsistence farming systems ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
human capital in agriculture
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induced innovation in agriculture ⓘ price incentives for farmers ⓘ resource allocation in peasant households ⓘ transition from traditional to modern agriculture ⓘ |
| impact |
challenged views that traditional agriculture is inherently inefficient
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helped shift focus toward small farmers in development policy ⓘ |
| influenced |
World Bank and international development thinking on agriculture
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development policy debates on agriculture ⓘ research on peasant economies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agricultural economics
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agricultural productivity ⓘ development economics ⓘ economic development ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| proposes |
better price incentives for agricultural producers
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improved access to technology for farmers ⓘ investment in human capital of farmers ⓘ modernization of subsistence farming ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
development practitioners
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economists ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | neoclassical economics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | mid-20th century agriculture in developing countries ⓘ |
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