Between the Engine and the Fifth Wheel: An Analytical Survey of the Shifting Roles of Agriculture in Development Theory

Martin Andersson () and Emelie Rohne Till
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Emelie Rohne Till: Lund University

Chapter 2 in Agricultural Development in the World Periphery, 2018, pp 29-61 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Over the last decade, attention to agricultural development in less developed countries has increased. However, two opposing views on its role in economic development exist within the scholarly debate, either as a potential engine for economic growth or as a fifth wheel unlikely to generate transformative growth. Taking these contrary opinions as a point of departure, Chapter 2 reviews the origins of prominent views of the role of agriculture in development theory. Next, it bibliometrically assesses the pattern of fluctuating scholarly attention to agriculture, and attempts to understand the reasons behind this pattern. The chapter identifies four influential views on agriculture in development theory; five distinct phases of ups and downs in the scholarly attention to agriculture; and discusses five potential reasons behind these fluctuations.

Keywords: Agriculture; Economic Development; Development Theory; Bibliometric Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66020-2_2

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