Agricultural economics

delta. Without this vital source of water, Egypt would not have been what it was. It was a source of food and water for the Egyptians, but it was much more than that. The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt in economic ways and was a major influence on early religion. The Nile had a large effect on Egypt’s economic life. The Nile was used for travel,…

Once known as the “gold coast”, Ghana is the second largest producer of gold in Africa. They are also the world’s second largest producer of cocoa beans. Roughly 69% of the land in Ghana is being used for agricultural purposes. Agricultural productivity contributes substantially to an overall economic development of a country. They have a population of about 28 million people with majority of them under the age of 25. Ghana’s official language is English making them a great choice for…

For decades, the role the government plays in the economy has been a heavily debated topic. The search to find a solution to this conundrum has been tedious and extensive, seemingly everyone having an opinion. A myriad of historical evidence demonstrates that the government should have a large and expansive role in the economy. The faults of both the Gilded Age and the Twenties combined with the solutions that emerged from the Progressive Era, The New Deal, and World War II provide extensive…

the years. This movement that continued unabated for three decades (approximately 15 million Bangladeshis have immigrated into India since the independence of Bangladesh ) attracted public and political attention only when economic and…

of the national economy. Three years after starting the treaty, the trade deficit grew in the Dominican Republic with the United States. Only in the first quarter of 2010, it increased 54.1% over the same period of 2009. In the case of trade in agricultural and agro-industrial products between the two countries, the imports increased and the Dominican deficit also increased. In 2006, when he was not yet in effect of the NAFTA, the Dominican Republic exported to the United States approximately…

the economic progression of first world countries. "A vague consensus suggests that some financial development took place, but it was not all that might have been hoped for" (Coatsworth 140). While every country faces obstacles to growth, Latin American countries seem incapable of overcoming their financial obstacles and some have even economically regressed. Because Argentina and Bolivia used inefficient policies to address their domestic problems, they failed to attain significant economic…

battle over control of the Indian Ocean Trade Region between the Arabs and the Portuguese, which shaped who controlled the trade region, the new goods that Europe received from the Americas, which affected the function of the coastal and semi-coastal, economic cities, the improvement of naval navigational technology, and naval transportation which affected how merchants traded and traveled on different trade routes. Increased involvement of European merchants also affected the Indian Ocean…

The greatest economic thinkers and policy makers have always been trying to create an economic system, which will provide “better” aggregate outcomes for the society. In my essay, I will argue that strategic state intervention, under certain circumstances, in the economy may be more beneficial than free trade. “Free trade occurs when there are no barriers to trade, such as taxes on imported goods or bans on imports” (Anderton, 2008, p.613). Although free trade has many benefits, nowadays, almost…

Insourcing and Government Agricultural Investment: Changing the future of the Dominican Republic By looking at: the economy as well as the current and the future of insourcing and agriculture in the country Cory D. Varona The Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Campus, MBA Program Abstract The history of the economy in the Dominican Republic has shown the country as the primarily exporter of sugar, tobacco and coffee in the Caribbean. This all has changed…

what neopopulism emphasizes: (i) leadership instead of institutions, (ii) transformative change rather than a gradual one, (iii) politicians’ focus on economic efficacy rather than political representation, (iv) economic liberty more than equality. The first element is a continuation of Perónism, the second one represents a different approach to economic development but the latter two elements are greatly opposed to what Perón government imposed in Argentina. First, apart from his assertive…