| Contemporary Economic Issues: Volume 2: Labour, Food and Poverty 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Mundlak, Y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333698061 ISBN-13: 9780333698068 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
| Dewey: 331 |
| Series: International Economic Association |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.12 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An overview of many currently topical issues around food and agriculture, with particular emphasis on their implications for development. These include Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel's discussion of nutritional standards and the implications of new theories of evolution in assessing the extent of malnutrition. Historical analysis informs contemporary surveys, including Yair Mundlak's comparison of the postwar record of 130 countries in agricultural technology and outputs. The important implications of labour markets, income distributions and the impact of welfare states on these issues are considered by a number of papers. The contributors include many leading academics from North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Israel. |