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Agriculturally Led Development: Ethiopia

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Agriculture, Ethiopia, Manufacturing

Journal/Book/Conference Title

African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volume

13

Issue

4

First Page

281

Last Page

296

Abstract

Much of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by premature deindustrialisation. In this paper, it is argued that the difficulty experienced by this region with the expansion of manufacturing is related to the fact that most of these countries are land-abundant and thus there is a comparative advantage for agriculture. An agriculture-based model of development thus is most appropriate. The expansion of agricultural production can have both direct and indirect effects on the growth of output and employment in manufacturing. The Ethiopian experience is used to illustrate these ideas. Time-series analysis indicates that agriculture has indeed played a key role in the growth of manufacturing and services.

Department

Department of Economics

Original Publication Date

1-1-2018

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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