Agricultural Transformation in a Global History Perspective [Paperback]

History teaches us that agricultural growth and development is necessary for achieving overall better living conditions in all societies. Although this process may seem homogenous when looked at from the outside, it is full of diversity within. This book captures this diversity by presenting eleven independent case studies ranging over time and space. By comparing outcomes, attempts are made to draw general conclusion and lessons about the agricultural transformation process.

Introduction Ellen Hillbom and Patrick Svensson  1. Agricultural Transformation, Land Ownership, and Markets in Inland Spain: The Case of Southern Navarre, 16001935  Jos?-Miguel Lana Berasain  2. Are Institutions the Whole Story? Frontier Expansion, Land Quality and Ownership Rights in the River Plate, 18501920 Henry Willebald  3. State-led Agricultural Development and Change in Yogyakarta, 19731996 Tobias Axelsson  4. Russian Peasants and Politicians: The Political Economy of Local Agricultural Support in Nizhnii Novgorod Province, 18641914 Steven Nafziger  5. Slaves as Capital Investment in the Dutch Cape Colony, 16521795 Johan Fourie  6. Land Inequality and Agrarian per Capita Incomes in Guadalajara, Spain, 16901800  Carlos Santiago-Caballero  7. Smallholders Access to Financial Institutions in Meru, Tanzania, 19952011 Ellen Hillbom  8. Production and Credits: A MicroLevel Analysis of the Agrarian Economy in V?stra Karaby Parish, Sweden, 17861846 Mats Olsson and Patrick Svensson  9. Land Concentration, Institutional Control and African Agency. Growth and Stagnation of European Tobacco Farming in Shire Highlands, c. 19001940 Erik Green  10. Peasants Households Access to Land and Income DiversificationlãG