Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Bigman, David.

Description

1. xv, 336 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. This book reviews the impact of globalization by examining, for example, how changes in global trading rules and regulations, the removal of trade barriers, and the elimination of many country-specific and commodity-specific agreements affect the economies of developing countries. In particular, it studies the effect of these factors on the agricultural sectors of these countries. Part I of the book (chapter 1) is a general background to the reviews of the experience of individual countries. It provides a survey of the debates over the benefits of globalization for developing countries and the merits of the development and trade strategies promoted by the World Bank and the IMF since the late 1960s. Part II (chapters 2-6) examines the effects of the changes in the global trading system and the impact of internal policy reforms in selected developing countries (China, India, Ghana, Kenya and Cameroon) on their economy and their agricultural sector. The reviews focus on the reforms implemented by these countries under their various structural adjustment programmes and their subsequent agreements as they joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Part III (chapters 7-10) reviews the impact of a number of key changes in the rules, standards, and institutions that govern the global trading system under the WTO Agreements and their effect on the agricultural sector and on public agricultural research. The reviews cover the changes that followed the agreements on global standards for agricultural trade and intellectual property rights, the restructuring of the global trading system for many agricultural products in supply chains that are often dominated by multinational corporations, and the growing share of the private sector in agricultural research. Part IV (chapters 11-15) focuses more specifically on the necessary changes in the role and mode of operation of public agricultural research. The book has a subject index.

Subject

1. Rural development > Developing countries > Case studies
2. Agriculture > Economic aspects > Developing countries > Case studies
3. Agricultural development projects > Developing countries > Case studies
4. Recreation
5. Leisure Activities
6. recreation
7. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development
8. Recreation
9. Agricultural development projects
10. Agriculture > Economic aspects
11. Economic policy
12. Rural development
13. Social policy
14. Globalisierung
15. Landwirtschaftsentwicklung
16. Aufsatzsammlung
17. agricultural development
18. agricultural sector
19. trade liberalization
20. globalization
21. agricultural research
22. agricultural production
23. agricultural technology
24. food security
25. food industry
26. rural development
27. développement agricole
28. secteur agricole
29. libéralisation des échanges
30. mondialisation
31. recherche agricole
32. production agricole
33. technologie agricole
34. sécurité alimentaire
35. industrie alimentaire
36. développement rural
37. desarrollo agrícola
38. sector agrícola
39. liberalización del intercambio
40. globalización
41. investigación agrícola
42. producción agrícola
43. tecnología agrícola
44. seguridad alimentaria
45. industria de la alimentación
46. desarrollo rural
47. Developing countries > Economic policy > Case studies
48. Developing countries > Social policy > Case studies
49. Developing countries
50. Entwicklungsländer
51. Africa
52. Armenia
53. Azerbaijan
54. Cameroon
55. China
56. Caribbean
57. developing countries
58. Georgia
59. Ghana
60. India
61. Kenya
62. Latin America
63. Nigeria
64. Afrique
65. Arménie
66. Amérique latine
67. Azerbaïdjan
68. Cameroun
69. Chine
70. Caraïbes
71. pays en développement
72. Géorgie
73. Inde
74. América Latina
75. Azerbaiyán
76. Camerún
77. Caribe
78. países en desarrollo

Genre/Form

1. Case Reports
2. Case studies
3. Case studies.
4. Études de cas.

Contents

1. The pros and cons of globalization for developing countries / David Bigman -- Trade liberalization and China's food economy in the 21st century / Jikun Huang -- Globalization and public agricultural research in India / P.V. Srinivasan and Shikha Jha -- Globalization and economic reforms in Ghana / Cletus K. Dordunoo and Godwin Y. Dogbey -- The impact of recent policy changes on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Kenya / Hezron O. Nyangito and Joseph T. Karugia -- The impact of trade liberalization and domestic policy reforms on the agricultural sector in Cameroon / Aloysius Ajab Amin, Emmanuel Douya, and Alexander Mbeaoh -- The implications of global standards for national agricultural research / Lawrence Busch -- Intellectual property rights and commercialization of public agricultural research in developing countries / David Bigman -- The development of the seed industry under globalization / Michael L. Morris -- Managing intellectual property and proprietary technology in agricultural research / Joel I. Cohen [and others] -- Diversifying agricultural production and exports in Africa / David Bigman -- The opportunities and challenges of globalization for agricultural research in the Caucasus / Larry Zuidema -- Globalization, internal policy reforms, and public agricultural research in Nigeria / Foluso Okunmadewa and Joseph K. Olayemi -- The reorganization of public agricultural research in the Caribbean under the pressures of globalization and privatization / Compton L. Paul -- The impact of globalization on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean / Jorge Ardila Vásquez.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. "In association with the International Service for National Agricultural Research."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.