Agriculture and development: revisiting the policy narratives

Dercon, S. (2013) Agriculture and development: revisiting the policy narratives. Agricultural Economics. pp. 1-5.

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Abstract

This essay questions the way the findings from research on agriculture in poor countries tend to be summarized in policy narratives, and more specifically the role agricultural economics tends to play in this process. I conclude that there is a tendency to overstate the role agriculture plays in development and, as a result, some of the wrong battles are being fought in the policy advocacy arena, and inappropriate advice is being offered to policy makers. A more open and self-critical approach to the place of agriculture in development would be more helpful for policy design.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Growth, Poverty reduction, Development policy, Smallholders, O13, O41, Q18
Author Affiliation: Department of International Development, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Subjects: Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2013 09:18
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2013 09:18
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/agec.12062
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10979

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