| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 531 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Food, agriculture, and rural development in Pakistan / David J. Spielman, Sohail J. Malik, Paul Dorosh, and Nuzhar Ahmad -- Agriculture, land, and productivity in Pakistan / Sohail J. Malik, Shujat Ali, Khalid Riaz, Edward Whitney, Mehrab Malek, and Ahmad Waqas -- Consumption, nutrition, and poverty / Sohail J. Malik, Hina Nazli, Edward Whitney, Asma Shahzad, and Amina Mehmood -- Irrigation and water management in the Indus basin: infrastructure and management strategies to improve agricultural productivity / Stephen Davies, Arthur Gueneau, Dawit Mekonnen, Claudia Ringler, and Sherman Robinson -- The architecture of the Pakistani seed system: a case of market-regulation dissonance / Muhammad Ahsan Rana, David J. Spielman, and Fatima Zaidi -- Pakistan's fertilizer sector: structure, policies, performance, and impacts / Mubarik Ali, Faryal Ahmed, Hira Channa, and Stephen Davies -- Agricultural prices and trade policies / Paul Dorosh, Elena Briones Alonso, Shuaib Malik, and Abdul Salam -- Public service delivery for rural development / Madiha Afzal, Gissele Gajate Garrido, Brian Holtemeyer, and Katrina Kosec -- Devolution in Pakistan: implications for agriculture and rural development / Danielle Resnick and Abdul Wajid Rana -- Gender equality and women's empowerment in rural Pakistan / Nuzhat Ahmad, Madecha Hameed, Human Khan, and Sara Rafi -- Understanding the aspirations of the rural poor / Katrina Kosec and Huma Khan -- Agricultural growth, poverty, and the rural nonfarm economy: a spatial economy-wide analysis / Paul Dorosh, Emily Schmidt, and James Thurlow -- Summing up: policy and investment priorities for agriculture and the rural economy in Pakistan / David J. Spielman and Sohail J. Malik |
| Summary |
Can the Pakistan's agricultural sector and rural economy once again play a significant role in growth and development? Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities identifies several measures that can promote agricultural productivity growth as well as wider economic and social development |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Pakistan
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development.
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Agriculture
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Pakistan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Spielman, David J., editor.
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Malik, Sohail J., editor
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Dorosh, Paul, editor
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Ahmad, Nuzhat, editor
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| LC no. |
2017288546 |
| ISBN |
9780812294217 |
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0812294211 |
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