Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides a detailed account of the 22nd Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists held in Harare, Zimbabwe in August 1994 on a theme indicated by the title. - - Papers are grouped into the following areas: 1. Competitiveness: domestic and international market adjustment; 2. Adjustments and transitions in the agri-food sector and Development of the Market Economies; 3. Public policy for agriculture: role of constitutions, institutions and political economy; 4. Competitiveness: the challenge for farmers and rural areas; 5. The environment and sustainability in agriculture: latent policy conflicts; 6. Human capital investment in agricultural competitiveness; 7. National and international research and technology transfer: A Basis for Competitiveness. - - Also included is the Economist Memorial Lecture by Professor D. Gale Johnson (University of Chicago), the Presidential Address by Professor Csaba Csaki (Hungary and World Bank) and a synoptic view of the conference by Professor Robert Thompson (Winrock International).
