World Food and Agriculture

Readings

• I recommend the textbook by Norton et al (2014) that is mentioned on the Beartracks description of this class. Other reading materials are listed in this syllabus and will be
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• Norton, G. W., Alwang, J., & Masters, W. A. (2014). Economics of Agricultural Development: World Food Systems and Resource Use. Routledge. (other editions are also acceptable)
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• Godfray, HCJ, et al (2010). Food security: the challenge of feeding 9 billion people. Science 327: 812-818. 4
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• De Schutter, O. (2017). The political economy of food systems reform. European Review of Agricultural Economics 44(3): 705-731
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• Gomez, M.I. et al (2013). Post-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition. Food Policy 42: 129-138
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• Smith, L.C. & Haddad, L., (2015). Reducing child undernutrition: past drivers and priorities for the post-MDG era. World Development 68: 180-204
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• Haddad, L., Hawkes, C, et al (2016). A new global research agenda for food. Nature 540:30-32
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• Miller, D. D., & Welch, R. M. (2013). Food system strategies for preventing micronutrient malnutrition. Food Policy, 42, 115-128
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• Mellor, JW (2017). Agricultural Development and Economic Transformation: Promoting Growth with Poverty Reduction. Palgrave MacMillan
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• Gollin, D. (2014). The Lewis Model: A 60-Year Retrospective.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 28(3): 71-88
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• Lewis, W.A. (1954). Economic development with unlimited supplies of labour. The Manchester School 22(2): 139-191
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• Harris, J. R., & Todaro, M. P. (1970). Migration, unemployment and development: a two-sector analysis. The American Economic Review, 126-142
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• Clapp, J., guest lecture and forthcoming paper in Development and Change. 5
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• Sengupta, R. and Aubuchon, C.P., 2008. The Microfinance Revolution: an Overview. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review 9-30
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• Carter, M. et al. (2017). Index insurance for developing country agriculture: a reassessment. Annual Review of Resource Economics 9:421-438
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• Clapp, J., 2015. Distant agricultural landscapes. Sustainability Science 10: 305-316
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• Foley, J. A., DeFries, R., Asner, G. P., Barford, C., Bonan, G., Carpenter, S. R., ... & Helkowski, J. H. (2005). Global consequences of land use. Science, 309(5734), 570-574
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• Foley, J. A., Ramankutty, N., Brauman, K. A., Cassidy, E. S., Gerber, J. S., Johnston, M., ... & Balzer, C. (2011). Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature, 478(7369), 337-342
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• Rockstrom, J. et al. (2017). Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability. Ambio 46:4-17
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• Norton et al Chapters 8-14
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• Alston, J.M., Beddow, J.M. and Pardey, P.G. 2009. Agricultural research, productivity and food prices in the long run. Science 325:1209-1210
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• Williamson, C.R. (2010). The two sides of De Soto: property rights, land titling and development. The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, p. 95
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• Doss, C.R. (2016). Women and agricultural productivity: reframing the issues. Development
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• Readings selected from Norton et al Chapter 15
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• Gentilini, U., (2015). Revisting the “Cash versus Food” Debate: new evidence for an old puzzle? World Bank Research Observer
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• Nikulkov, A., Barrett, C et al (2016). Assessing the impact of U.S. food assistance delivery policies on child mortality in Northern Kenya. PLOS One 11(12): e0168432
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