From Marx and Mao to the Market

Download or read book From Marx and Mao to the Market written by Johan F.M. Swinnen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the first effort to analyze the economics and politics of agricultural reforms by comparing the reform processes, their causes and their effects across this vast region. The authors draw on a vast set of studies and new data, which compare reforms and economic impacts in more than 25 countries. A series of conclusions and implications on the role of economic reforms in growth, and the importance of initial conditions and political constraints in explaining the choices that were made and their effects are discussed throughout the book."--BOOK JACKET.