Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Agricultural Development: Farmers, Farm Production and Farm Markets Volume 3 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780444518736)

Volume 3 of this series of the Handbooks in Economics follows on from the previous two volumes by focusing on the fundamental concepts of agricultural economics. The first part of the volume examines the developments in human resources and technology mastery. The second part follows on by considering the processes and impact of invention and innovation in this field. The effects of market forces are examined in the third part, and the volume concludes by analysing the economics of our changing natural resources, including the past effects of climate change.Overall this volume forms a comprehensive and accessible survey of the field of agricultural economics and is recommended reading for anyone with an interest, either academic or professional, in this area.

Author: Robert E. Evenson
ISBN-10: 0444518738
ISBN-13: 9780444518736
Publisher: North-Holland
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2007
Pages: 846
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.68lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.83w x 1.55d