Centrality of Agriculture
Centrality of Agriculture

Author: Colin A.M. Duncan

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1996-03-11

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 077356571X

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Using ecological, historical, humanist, institutionalist, and Marxist methodologies, Duncan argues that the entire project of developing the theory of political economy has been seriously sidetracked by industrialism. Using England as a case study he shows that the relationship between modernity and agriculture need not be uncomfortable and suggests ways in which the original socialist project can be rejuvenated to make it both more feasible and more attractive. Duncan concludes that no sustainable human future can be conceived unless and until the centrality of agriculture is properly recognized and new economic institutions are developed that will encourage people to take care of their landscapes.

The Centrality of Agriculture
The Centrality of Agriculture

Author: Colin Adrien MacKinley Duncan

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780773513631

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A critical review of the history of capitalism and socialism in relation to agriculture, reexamining the role of agriculture in political economy using ecological, historical, humanist, institutionalist, and Marxist methodologies. Suggests ways in which the original socialist project of developing a theory of political economy, which was sidetracked by industrialism, can be rejuvenated, using England as a case study. For students in environment and political science. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The central position of agriculture within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The central position of agriculture within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Author: Omilola, Babatunde

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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This paper provides a helpful framing to understand both why and how policy attention and investments should be channeled through agriculture and agrifood systems as key vehicles for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates the ways in which agriculture, particularly within the context of food value chains, is uniquely positioned to holistically address the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development because of its existing reach and future potential. In this paper’s examination of the multiplicity of entry points the sector offers for fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth, reversing harmful environmental trends, and enhancing the resilience of the poorest and most vulnerable populations, it traces some of the most potent pathways for agricultural policies and interventions to accelerate development outcomes across all country contexts.

Globalization and Agriculture
Globalization and Agriculture

Author: Antônio Márcio Buainain

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1498542271

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Globalization and Agriculture: Redefining Unequal Development focuses on the development of national agriculture of nine countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia from two different and complementary angles. One angle is the opportunities created by globalization for agricultural production and how the countries have dealt with the expansion of the world, as a consequence of the world market. The other angle is the social and economic consequences of globalization for agricultural and rural development. The case studies included in this book prove that the contradictory meanings referred above are indeed representative of different facets and features of globalization.

ICIDC 2022
ICIDC 2022

Author: Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain

Publisher: European Alliance for Innovation

Published: 2022-10-13

Total Pages: 2599

ISBN-13: 1631903691

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The 2022 International Conference on Information Economy, Data Modeling and Cloud Computing (ICIDC 2022) was successfully held in Qingdao, China from June 17 to 19, 2022. Under the impact of COVID-19, ICIDC 2022 was held adopting a combination of online and offline conference. During this conference, we were greatly honored to have Prof Datuk Dr Hj Kasim Hj Md Mansur from Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia to serve as our Conference Chairman. And there were 260 individuals attending the conference. The conference agenda was composed of keynote speeches, oral presentations, and online Q&A discussion. The proceedings of ICIDC 2022 cover various topics, including Big Data Finance, E-Commerce and Digital Business, Modeling Method, 3D Modeling, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing Platform, etc. All the papers have been checked through rigorous review and processes to meet the requirements of publication. Data modeling allows us to obtain the dynamic change trend of various indicator data, so how to use big data information to model and study the development trend of economic operation plan is of great significance. And that is exactly the purpose of this conference, focusing on the application of big data in the economic field as well as conducting more profound research in combination with cloud computing.

Born in the Country
Born in the Country

Author: David B. Danbom

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2010-12-29

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1421402904

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Combining mastery of existing scholarship with a fresh approach to new material, Born in the Country continues to define the field of American rural history.

Inclusive Growth
Inclusive Growth

Author: N. A. Mujumdar

Publisher: Academic Foundation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9788171886296

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Authored by the distinguished economist N.A. Mujumdar, the bunch of 19 papers brought together in this book seeks to argue that in the present Indian context, inclusive growth has become both, a growth and a development imperative: growth, because a high GDP growth like 8 or 9 per cent can be sustained only if other sectors or segments of the economy, which have been sluggish because of number of factors including policy neglect, can be activated; development, because this is perhaps the best route by which the bulk of the poor can be provided with livelihood and food security. Facilitating inclusive growth is a far more complicated process, involving micro planning, evolving area specific solutions and participation of a number of actors-panchayati raj institutions, central and state Governments, and NGOs, SHGs, etc. Inclusive growth also demands a committed bureaucracy and more imaginative policymakers, from both of whom a pro-active role is warranted. The exploratory work embodied in this book, it is hoped, would provoke further studies on the subject. Book jacket.

The Industrial Revolutions, Volume 1
The Industrial Revolutions, Volume 1

Author: J. Chartres

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1994-03-23

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 063118144X

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Britain in the sixteenth century appeared little different from its European neighbours, and shared their renewed 'Malthusian' pressures, as population growth threatened the resource base of the economy. Yet, by the later seventeenth century, Britain had broken the limits imposed by food production. With the development of its trade, transport and industry, and the effective integration of its economy as a whole, the country was becoming by the later eighteenth century more urban and industrial than its neighbours, and was rapidly overtaking the Netherlands as the least 'rural' country in Europe. This volume of key readings sets British development in its broad context and, in presenting the strong evidence of the extent and nature of its economic advance in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, provides the critical backgrond for the understanding of the late process of British industrialization.

The Urbanization Revolution
The Urbanization Revolution

Author: R. May Jr.

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1475716168

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Illustrates some of the new approaches that will form the basis for planning and development assistance during the 1990s. Articles are grouped under the following categories: new commitments to shelter and national development policies; mobilizing resources for housing, infrastructure, and finance;

Geographies of Agriculture
Geographies of Agriculture

Author: Guy Robinson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1317880072

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Agricultural Geography has changed dramatically in recent decades, reflecting the transformation of the farming industry itself. Geographies of Agriculture embraces these changes, applying ideas and methods from contemporary social science, as it moves beyond farm-based production to address current issues affecting the production and consumption of food and fibre throughout the world. The book places special emphasis on topics that reflect globalisation processes, integration of agriculture into the wider agri-food system, concern with attaining sustainable production systems, and the importance of both government and supra-government policies. Examples are drawn from North America, Western Europe and the developing world. Geographies of Agriculture will appeal especially to Geography students, but should also be of interest to a broader range of students in Sociology, Economics and Development Studies, and anyone interested in agriculture, food production and consumption, and rural development.