National and Regional Self-Sufficiency Goals : : Implications for International Agriculture / / ed. by Fred J. Ruppel, Earl D. Kellogg.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Eicher, Carl K.,; Fitzpatrick, Ellen,; Graham, Douglas H.,; Janvry, Alain de,; Kellogg, Earl D.,; Peterson, F.,; Rask, Norman,; Rukuni, Mandivamba,; Ruppel, Fred J.,; Sadoulet, Elisabeth,; Schmidt, Stephen C.,; Staatz, John M.,; Traore, Namatie,; Unnevehr, Laurian J.,; Wesley, E.,; Wohl, Jennifer B.,
• HerausgeberIn: Kellogg, Earl D. ,; Ruppel, Fred J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 p.)

Uses an economic framework to set forth the issues and debates surrounding food and agricultural self-sufficiency and also describes the current situation in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the developed countries. The authors consider the meaning of self-sufficiency, the degree to which it is being achieved now or is likely to be achieved in the future, and the implications of these factors for world trade and food security.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- PART 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1 An Introduction to Agricultural Self-Sufficiency Issues -- 2 Conceptual Issues in Analyzing the Economics of Agricultural and Food Self-Sufficiency -- 3 Mechanisms for Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency -- PART 2 REGIONAL STUDIES -- 4 Self-Sufficiency in Latin America -- 5 The Evolution of Food Self-Sufficiency Policies in West Africa -- 6 Food Security Policy Options in Eastern and Southern Africa -- 7 Food Self-Sufficiency and Food Security in India: Achievements and Contradictions -- 8 Agricultural Self-Sufficiency in Southeast Asia: Malaysia and Thailand -- 9 Agricultural Self-Sufficiency in Developed Countries -- PART 3 FURTHER ISSUES -- 10 Dynamics of Self-Sufficiency and Income Growth -- 11 Structural Change in Food Demand and National Food Self-Sufficiency Goals -- 12 International Agricultural Trade and Food Self-Sufficiency -- 13 Structural Adjustment and Food Security in Developing Countries -- PART 4 CONCLUSION -- 14 An Overview of Agricultural Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries -- About the Contributors -- Index -- About the Book