Globalization and the developing countries : economic potential and agricultural propects.

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The objective of this book is to review the impact of globalization on a number of issues. These include the effects of changes in global trading rules and regulations, the removal of trade barriers and the elimination of many country-specific and commodity-specific trade agreements, on the economies of developing countries in general and their agricultural sectors in particular.
Part I: The Impact of Globalization on Developing Countries
  • The Pros and Cons of Globalization for a Developing Country: A Review of the Economic Literature and the Recent Evidence
Part II: Globalization, Policy Reforms and the Agricultural Sector: The Developing Countries Perspective
  • Trade Liberalization and China's Food Economy in the 21st Century: Implications for China's National food Security
  • The Impact of Globalization on the Agricultural Sector in India
  • Globalization, Policy Reforms and the Agricultural Sector in Jordan
  • Globalization, Policy Reforms and the Agricultural Sector in Ghana
  • The Impact of Globalization and Internal Policy Changes on the Agricultural Sector in Kenya
  • Policy Reforms in Cameroon and their and impact on the Agricultural Sector
  • Globalization and Policy Reforms in Nigeria
Part III: The Changing Global Trading Rules and Their Impact on the Agricultural Sector and Agricultural Research
  • The Implications of Global Trade Standards for Agricultural Trade and for Agricultural Research in Developing Countries
  • Intellectual Property Rights and the Commercialization of Public Agricultural Research in Developing Countries
  • Impacts of Globalization on National Maize Seed Industries: Lessons from Developing Countries
  • Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research
Part IV: The Role of Public Agricultural Research
  • Diversifying Agricultural Production and Exports in Africa: The Role and Potential Contribution of Agricultural R&D
  • Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization for Agricultural Research in the Caucasus
  • The Reorganization of Public Agricultural Research in the Caribbean under the Pressures of Globalization and Privatization
  • The Impact of Globalization on the Agricultural Sector and on Public Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean