This chapter traces the evolution of the agricultural economics literature on agrifood output
markets over the past 50 years, emphasizing research approaches and policy issues. The …

One key empirical regularity of the economic development process involves the structural
transformation from a low-income economy in which low productivity agriculture employs …

This paper focuses the retail dimension of the profound and rapid transformation of the food
industry in developing countries, a key element of globalization. There has indeed been a …

This paper examines the agroindustrialization process from two supposedly disparate views:
development economics and agribusiness research. The evolution of conceptual and …

Supermarkets are traditionally viewed by development economists, policymakers, and
practitioners as the rich world's place to shop. The three regions discussed here have a …

Publisher Summary From both historical and contemporary cross-section perspectives, the
agricultural transformation seems to evolve through at least four phases that are roughly …

This book originated in a workshop held at the Rural Sociological Society (RSS) meetings in
Columbus, Ohio, in the summer of 1991. Organized at the suggestion of Frederick Buttel …

The history of agricultural markets in developing countries reflects attempts to establish the
appropriate government responses to the inefficiencies created by incomplete institutional …

Economics of Agricultural Development examines the causes, severity, and effects of
poverty, population growth, and malnutrition in developing countries. It discusses potential …

The new food economy is bigger, broader, faster, and more demanding. It is a kaleidoscope
of foods, firms, consumers, countries, contracts, and agreements that provide us with a …