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原文传递 The Extent of the Market and Stages of Agricultural Specialization

题名：	The Extent of the Market and Stages of Agricultural Specialization
责任者：	Emran, M. Shahe<=>Shilpi, Forhad
关键词：	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth；Political Economy；Macroeconomics and Economic Growth；Markets and Market Access；Transport Economics Policy and Planning；Finance and Financial Sector Development；Debt Markets；Crops and Crop Management Systems；Transport；Agriculture
学科分类：	交通运输规划与管理
摘要：	This paper provides empirical evidence of nonlinearity in the relationship between crop specialization in a village economy and the extent of the market (size of the urban market) relevant for the village. The results suggest that the portfolio of crops in a village economy becomes more diversified initially as the extent of the market increases. However, after the market size reaches a threshold, the production structure becomes specialized again. This evidence on the stages of agricultural diversification is consistent with the stages of diversification identified in the recent literature for the economy as a whole and also for the manufacturing sector. The evidence highlights the importance of improving farmers' access to markets through investment in transport infrastructure and removal of barriers to trading.
出版机构：	World Bank
报告类型：	咨询报告
详细地址：	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9036338/extent-market-stages-agricultural-specialization
资源类型：	科技（咨询、行业）报告
初始创建时间：	2008-02
最新修改时间：	2017-12-14T04:15:00Z