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Models of Economic Growth and Land-Augmenting Technological Change in Foodgrain Production

In: Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries

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  • John W. Mellor

    (Cornell University)

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Technological change in foodgrain production as epitomised by the ‘green revolution’ holds potential for substantial acceleration of overall rates of economic growth and change to a pattern of growth favourable to the low-income labouring classes [32].2 Large additions to agricultural production increase the supply of wages goods, and hence the potential for increased employment. Furthermore, the net additions to national income expand the demand for goods and services and increase employment in the non-foodgrains sectors [42]. The nature and extent of these influences depends significantly on the initial distribution of income from the increased foodgrain production, which is in turn importantly influenced by the nature of the underlying technological change. These phenomena appear sufficiently important to merit analysis in models of economic growth and sufficiently complex to appeal to the aesthetic tastes of model-builders.

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  • John W. Mellor, 1974. "Models of Economic Growth and Land-Augmenting Technological Change in Foodgrain Production," International Economic Association Series, in: Nurul Islam (ed.), Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries, chapter 1, pages 3-40, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-63663-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-63663-1_1
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    1. Mellor, John W., 1982. "Agricultural Growth - Structures and Patterns," 1982 Conference, August 24-September 2, 1982, Jakarta, Indonesia 182449, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Mellor, John W., 1985. "Dealing with the Uncertainty of Growing Food Imbalances: International Structures and National Policies," 1985 Conference, August 26-September 4, 1985, Malaga, Spain 182556, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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