Patterns of rural development: a cross-country comparison using microeconomic data

Paul Winters (), Timothy Essam, Benjamin Davis, Alberto Zezza, Calogero Carletto and Kostas Stamoulis

No 289028, ESA Working Papers from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA)

Abstract: This article proposes a general pattern of rural development in which rises in per capita income are associated with a decline in the importance of agricultural production and a rise in the importance of non-agricultural income sources. Following the approach to examining Engel's Law, we use data from 15 developing countries and a merged data set to test whether such a pattern emerges. The analysis shows a strong, positive relationship between rising per capita income and the share of income earned from rural non-agricultural activities and a negative relationship between per capita income and agricultural production.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-09-10
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Journal Article: Patterns of Rural Development: A Cross‐Country Comparison using Microeconomic Data (2010)
Working Paper: Patterns of Rural Development: A Cross-Country Comparison Using Microeconomic Data (2008)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289028

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