Policy Change in an Authoritarian Regime: Mexico Under Echeverría

1977 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merilee S. Grindle
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Agricultural Investment ◽  
The Public

The six-year presidency or sexenio of Luís Echeverría Alvarez was initiated in December of 1970. Six years later, significant changes had taken place in the public policies espoused by the Mexican regime. Most importantly, perhaps, the federal government shifted its public investment priorities away from an overriding preoccupation with industrial development toward greater concern for agricultural development. From 1971 to 1976, Echeverria's administration allocated more money to the agricultural sector than any sexenio since that of Miguel Alemán (1946 to 1952). The change occurred gradually, federal public investment in agriculture growing from 14.5% of the total in 1971 to 20% budgeted for 1975 and 1976. Increased attention to agriculture was achieved primarily through proportional reductions in investments for industrial and infrastructure development. Along with a revision in sectoral allocations went a change in policy concerning both the anticipated outcome and the target population for agricultural investment.

scholarly journals Congresses of the Moscow Rural Society: a system for the development of agrarian reforms. 19th – early 20th centuries.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-127
Author(s):  
Valentina A. Nokhrina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Rural Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Successful Solution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
Central Scientific

In the proposed article, on the basis of the materials of the Moscow Society of Agriculture identified in the fund of the Central Scientific Agricultural Library. With the involvement of the developments of researchers on the history of agrarian thought in Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, forms of communication between the scientific and professional communities are determined for the modernization of the agricultural sector of agriculture after the peasant reform of 1861 of the year. The publication highlights the main forms of communication: the publishing activity of the Society, the organization of exhibitions and congresses. To assess the large-scale activities of the Moscow Society of Agriculture for 110 years, a brief overview of its practical work is presented, and the role in the agrarian rationalization of agriculture in Russian historiography is revealed. Members of the Moscow Society have made a significant contribution to the study of the state of agriculture, ways of evolution and methods of increasing its productivity. On the example of materials from three All-Russian congresses on agronomic assistance to the population, the organizational aspects of resolving issues of agricultural management in the regions of Russia. The role and significance of the public initiative is especially valuable today, when the problems of innovative renewal and modernization of the agricultural sector are becoming a national task. For its successful solution, the documents of the congresses can be useful, since they make it possible to trace the genesis of the processes of agricultural development in various thematic areas and economic zones in historical terms and to avoid possible mistakes in decision-making.

scholarly journals Understanding the Influence and Effects of Devolution on Agricultural Development: A Case Study of Garissa County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 110-114
Author(s):  
Hussein Abdi Ali ◽  
Salah Abdirahaman Farah
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
County Government ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
County Governments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Research Findings

The Agriculture sector in Kenya is as important as the country. Much of the agricultural function was transferred to the devolved units when the new constitution was passed by Kenyans and promulgated. The question many are asking is, have county governments initiated strategies in place to improve food security and ultimately contribute to the economy. Agriculture is the major contributor of our economy today. Kenya needs to be a self-sufficient country and feed its people. County governments have a huge role in ensuring this objective achieved. Based on this, a research title is proposed “Understanding the influence and effects of devolution on agricultural development: A case study of Garissa county, Kenya” The research seeks to clarify to the public and the other stakeholders concerned if actually devolved units have done anything to improve the agricultural sector since its inception. Have county governments put clear, achievable and practical strategies for this sector to grow and how best can counties improve this important sector. The research findings will be very helpful to those who are involve in the agricultural sector, directly or indirectly. The research objectives are; to compare performance of agriculture before and after devolution, to evaluate the achievements of devolution in the agricultural sector, to analyse the challenges faced by county governments in developing this sector, to examine the perception of the public on the best strategies to improve agriculture in Kenya and to give synthesised recommendations to all stakeholders. The research was conducted within Garissa County, four out of the six sub counties. A total of 310 respondents were engaged ranging from farmers, the general public and the staff of the county government The research found out that there is a gap in the sector that needs attention. Agricultural production, although remained steadfast over the years, has been in deplorable situation. The research findings is helpful to all stakeholders-both levels of governments, farmers, the public and non-state actors.  The research commends that the County governments should use bottom-up approach strategy when making critical decision affecting the department. This will aid them obtain raw and unbiased information for action. The department of agriculture experts should be deployed to all sub counties (at the grassroots). 95 percent of these staff stay at county headquarters doing nothing. Their presence at the villages, farms will come in handy or the farmers. People with experience and experts should be employed to spearhead this exercise. Routine visits should be made to the farming areas.

Agricultural Information Systems (AGRIS) as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-133
Author(s):  
Lukman Raimi ◽  
Ferdinand Ndifor Che ◽  
Rufai Mohammed Mutiu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Management ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Production Increase

The absence of well-developed agricultural information systems (AGRIS) has continued to hinder agricultural development in Africa. Efforts designed to modernize agriculture through AGRIS by the public and private sectors have been hindered by administrative bottlenecks, weak political will from governments, display of ineptitude by farmers/associations, and institutional corruption. In view of the foregoing, this chapter discusses AGRIS as a catalyst for SDGs in Africa. An effective AGRIS will strengthen decisions on the general management of the agricultural sector. Deploying the AGRIS for the management of agriculture will boost food production, increase the GDPs and directly strengthen the actualization of SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 10, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 17, and indirectly impact other SDGs. Ultimately, this chapter suggests leveraging AGRIS for mitigating all the identified challenges to agricultural development in the continent.

Agricultural Information Systems (AGRIS) as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa

2022 ◽  
pp. 626-649
Author(s):  
Lukman Raimi ◽  
Ferdinand Ndifor Che ◽  
Rufai Mohammed Mutiu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Management ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Production Increase

The absence of well-developed agricultural information systems (AGRIS) has continued to hinder agricultural development in Africa. Efforts designed to modernize agriculture through AGRIS by the public and private sectors have been hindered by administrative bottlenecks, weak political will from governments, display of ineptitude by farmers/associations, and institutional corruption. In view of the foregoing, this chapter discusses AGRIS as a catalyst for SDGs in Africa. An effective AGRIS will strengthen decisions on the general management of the agricultural sector. Deploying the AGRIS for the management of agriculture will boost food production, increase the GDPs and directly strengthen the actualization of SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 10, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 17, and indirectly impact other SDGs. Ultimately, this chapter suggests leveraging AGRIS for mitigating all the identified challenges to agricultural development in the continent.

Agricultural Investment Risk Relationship to National Domestic Production

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Ehimare Omankhanlen
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Investment Risk ◽  
Positive Finding ◽  
Domestic Production ◽  
Agricultural Investment ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
National Production

This empirical case study investigated the uncertainty of agricultural investment schemes in Nigeria and their relationship to national domestic production. Government administrations have invested a substantial amount of money into the agricultural sector, yet thus far, there have been very few visible results to show for it. The private sector does not seem to be interested in developing agriculture even with government incentives. The purpose of this study is to identify investment risk factors for national agriculture development as perceived by business stakeholders. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) was then used to examine the strength of the cause-effect relationship for the agricultural investment factors in terms of expected domestic production. The findings were that there was no significant relationship between commercial bank credit granting to businesses for agricultural development and therefore no impact on national domestic production. On the other hand, the regression analysis did support the hypotheses that there was a significant relationship between government funding towards the agricultural sector and national domestic production as well as a significant relationship between the public agriculture credit guarantee scheme and national domestic production, respectively. Based on this positive finding, the study closes with several unique recommendations for policy makers in order to stimulate the investment into the agricultural sector to increase national production.

Rural Development through the Formation of Zonal Agro-Ecological Clusters

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 651
Author(s):  
Liudmila KASHIRSKAYA ◽  
Olga VORONKOVA ◽  
Alexey SITNOV ◽  
Rustem SHICHIYAKH ◽  
Margarita KUDINOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
The Public ◽  
Market Capacity ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Main Production ◽  
Rural Producers ◽  
Agricultural Entrepreneurship ◽  
Agricultural Regions

Today, the degree of agricultural development, and, in the future, the level of national food security, the public health and the quality of life, are largely ensured by innovative developments in the field of alternative agriculture, the preservation of natural resources and, above all, the main production facility – land. At the same time, the unfilled market capacity of organic products and the significant land potential for the development of organic farming create all the necessary prerequisites for enhancing the competitiveness of Russian rural producers. The development of agricultural entrepreneurship towards the greening of land use, organic production and development of the domestic market for organic (ecological) products in the format of zonal agro-eco clusters is one of the strategic directions for implementing reforms in the agricultural sector. The paper presents the directions of the formation and development of zonal agro-eco clusters for the production, processing and sale of organic products in the agricultural regions of Russia.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEBERAGAMAN USAHA RUMAHT ANGGA PERTANIAN DI LAHAN MARJINAL

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dewa K.S Swastika ◽  
Roosganda Elizabeth ◽  
Juni Hestina
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Marginal Land ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Integrated Development ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
On Farm

Most of farmers in Indonesia, especially in marginal land. are small scale farmers with limited resources. These limitations have caused low level of technology application, thus low productivity and low income. To meet their household consumption. they have to find other job for additional income earning. This study is aimed to: (1) to assess the model offarming system, (2) to evaluate the variability of household's income, (3) to assess the contribution of on-farm, off-farm and non-farm incomes on the total household's income, and (4) to assess the degree of relationship between household characteristic and job variability. The study was conducted in three marginal land, namely: rain-fed in WestJava, dry-land in Bali, and swampy land in WestKalimantan. The results showed thatfarmers in rain-fed of WestJava and swampy land of WestKalimantan were doing partial farming, whilefarmers in dryland of Bali were doing integrated farming system. Farmers in these three agroecosystem were diversified in sources of income. On-farm was the highest source of household's income,followed by non-farm and off-farm. However, there is no significant correlation betweenjob diversification and level ofhousehold's income. It might be that thejob diversification was mainly done by small farmers whose on-farm income alone could not meet their household's consumption. Meanwhile, largefarmers did lessjob. Hence, at the end their household's income was not significantly different. The high contribution of agricultural sector on household's income indicated its high role on rural economy. Therefore, this sector should be developed in an integrated development, includedfarming system development,partnership betweenfarmers and private sector, gro-industrial development, and infrastructure development. It is expected that these integrated development will create marketfor agricultural products, job opportunity for rural people, and finally will improve household's income and welfare.

A New Concept of the Public-Private Partnerships in the UK

2014 ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
V. Varnavskii
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Finance ◽  
The Government

A new Public-Private Partnerships concept Private Finance 2 (PF2) adopted by UK government instead of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is analyzing. PF2 follows the Open Public Services Program according to recent changes in the economic policy. A description and evaluation of PFI concept are given. The reasons for termination of PFI are also revealed. Special attention is paid to the new problems of the Concept, as an access to lax credit, concerning the public sector as an equal co-investor, and risks reduction. The increased importance of institutional investors such as banks, funds, insurance companies, international export-import agencies is shown.The paper is partly devoted to the issues of PFI/PF2 administration in UK. The role of governing authorities in Public-Private Partnerships implementation and their standing in the government structure are disclosed and analyzed as well as their functions and outcomes of their activities. PF2 reaffirms UK government’s commitment to Public-Private Partnerships. It remains to be a predominant form of drawing private investments into infrastructure development. The British government hopes that PF2 will increase private sector interest to finance public investment projects such as schools, roads, hospitals, waste utilization and other large-scale infrastructure.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN PERAN SUKUK NEGARA DALAM PEMBIAYAAN INFRASTRUKTUR

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Eri Hariyanto
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Project Financing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Network Process ◽  
The Government

Sukuk Negara is one of the sharia-based financing instruments issued by the government to meet the budget deficit. This study aims to identify priority issues in the development of Sukuk Negara to enhance the role of Sukuk Negara in supporting government infrastructure financing. From the results of data management using the Analytic Network Process (ANP) method, it is known that several priority problems include the issuance of Sukuk Negara financing limited to central government projects, the lack of quality and quantity of Islamic finance human resources compared to conventional finance, and the low interest in public investment in Islamic financial instruments. The priority of the solution is the need to make regulations that allow Sukuk Negara to finance PPP project financing schemes, increase innovation and quality of sukuk products so that they are able to achieve the set targets, and foster public investment interest. Thus, the strategy in supporting the government's infrastructure development is to increase the proportion of SBSN issuance, increase socialization and communication to the public, and diversify underlying assets.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KETIMPANGAN PEMBANGUNAN SEKTOR PETANIAN PADA WILAYAH DARATAN DI SULAWESI TENGGARA DENGAN PENDEKATAN INDEKS WILLIAMSON

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wa Ode Kuliati ◽  
Azhar Bafadal ◽  
Weka Gusmiarty Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Agricultural Investment ◽  
Investment Allocation ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Index Approach ◽  
Direct Government

This study aims to analyze the level of inequality of agricultural development in the region of Southeast Sulawesi. The data used in this study is the type of secondary data that is time series and cross section (panel data), with period time of 2010-2015. Research variables consisted of GDP of agriculture sector, direct government expenditure, local income, and labor of agriculture sector, which then analyzed with Williamson Index approach. The results showed that the level of inequality of agricultural sector development in the mainland in Southeast Sulawesi (Konawe, Kolaka, Kendari, Konawe Selatan, Bombana, North Kolaka, North Konawe and East Kolaka) were generally high. This can be seen from the value of Williamson Index in 2010-2011 ranged from 0.4827 to 0.6607. Therefore, it is necessary to plan and policy in directing agricultural investment allocation towards a more balanced economic progress throughout the region.Keywords: Williamson index; high inequality; agricultural sector

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