Food insecurity, income inequality, and the changing comparative advantage in world agriculture

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages 7-18

  Otsuka, Keijiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Farm size; Food insecurity; Green revolution; Income inequality; Mechanization

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FARM SIZE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; GREEN REVOLUTION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR POLICY; POVERTY;

ASIA; LATIN AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84888200569     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12046     Document Type: Article

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