"The revised edition of this book supplies a welcome addition to the literature on agricultural development... with a wide coverage of its major considerations." -- Canadian Journal of Development Studies

"This revised second edition presents the views of leading scholars on major theoretical and policy issues concerning agriculture's role in the Third World economies. The authors, whose views range from neoclassical to institutional, discuss the agricultural policies and strategies needed to deal with problems of poverty, inequality, and malnutrition." -- Abstracts of Development Studies