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Specialization and Diversification in Agricultural Transformation: The Case of West Punjab, 1903-1992

Title
Specialization and Diversification in Agricultural Transformation: The Case of West Punjab, 1903-1992
Creator
Creator Name
Kurosaki, Takashi Kurosaki, Takashi
黒崎, 卓 黒崎, 卓
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Rights
Copyright (C) 2003, Blackwell Publishing. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
Key Word
agricultural trasformation
comparative advantage
diversification
growth accounting
structural change
Abstract
In this article, the role of crop specialization and diversification in agricultural transformation is investigated empirically. Changes in aggregate land productivity are associated structurally with intercrop and interdistrict reallocation of land use. Results from a region with the oldest history of agricultural commercialization in developing countries show that cropping patterns of subsistence agriculture changed substantially, with rising concentration of crop acreage in districts with higher and growing productivity. Rapid specialization in crop production was observed at the district level recently, after a phase with sporadic specialization. These changes reflected comparative advantage and contributed to the improvement in aggregate land productivity.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Issued Date
2003-05
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
journal article
Version Type
AM
Is Version OfRelation -
Related Identifier
DOI
  10.1111/1467-8276.00126
Relation
Related Identifier
URI
  http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/
ISSN
0002-9092
NCID
AA00021662
Source Title
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Volume Number
85
Issue Number
2
Page Start
373
Page End
387
Appears in Collections
010a Journal Articles　=　雑誌掲載論文
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/13941
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