Agriculture and Structural Transformation: Economic Strategies in Late-developing Countries

Agriculture in a traditional economy; Structural transformation; On being late: the technology backlog; The design of an agricultural strategy; Historical patterns: England, the United States, and Japan; Agriculture's role in three latecomers: Taiwan, Mexico, and the Soviet Union; Agriculture-industry interactions; Backward linkages: fertilizer and farm equipment; The catching-up process; intercountry variations and the choice of strategy; Appendices; Subject index; Name index.