Development Economics The Role of Agriculture in Development

Informal labour markets are prevalent in developing countries and these provide poor conditions of work and living for a large majority of the population. The papers in this book study economic development from the perspective of social justice and econom

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Development Economics The Role of Agriculture in Development P. N. (Raja) Junankar Honorary Professor, Industrial Relations Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University and Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn, Germany

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN DEVELOPMENT

Editorial matter, selection and introduction © P. N. (Raja) Junankar, 2016 Foreword © G. C. Harcourt, 2016 Chapter 2.1 © Taylor and Francis, 1976; Chapter 2.2 © Economic and Political Weekly, 1972; Chapter 2.3 © Taylor and Francis, 1984; Chapter 2.4 © The Indian Econometric Society, 1986; Chapter 3.1 © Economic and Political Weekly, 1973; Chapter 3.2 © Economic and Political Weekly, 1975; Chapter 3.3 © Economic and Political Weekly, 1986; Chapter 4.1 © Taylor and Francis, 1980; Chapter 4.2 © Taylor and Francis, 1980; Chapter 4.3 © University of Delhi, 1982; Chapter 4.4 © Taylor and Francis, 1989; Chapter 5.1 © IZA, 2014; Chapter 6.1 © Taylor and Francis, 2009

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To My wife, Susie, for her patience and support in producing this book For The millions of the poor in developing countries

Contents List of Figures and Tables

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Foreword by G. C. Harcourt

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Preface and Acknowledgements

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1 Introduction

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2 Land Tenure, Agricultural Productivity and Taxation 2.1 Land