Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Markets and States in Tropical Africa: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies Book

Most Africans live in rural areas and derive their incomes from farming; but because African governments follow policies that are adverse to most farmers' interests, these countries fail to produce enough food to feed their populations. Markets and States in Tropical Africa analyzes these and other paradoxical features of development in modern Africa and explores how governments have intervened and diverted resources from farmers to other sectors of society. A classic of the field since its publication in 1981, this edition includes a new preface and chapter.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. This book provides a preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa's recovery and...

  • 0520282566
  • 9780520282568
  • Robert H. Bates
  • 16 May 2014
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 220
  • Upd Exp
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