Case studies of selected Latin American, Asian and African countries. Completion of two years of Ph.D. program. Presentations from proposed Ph.D. research. Required of all third-year Ph.D. students. The economic, legal and institutional causes of these problems.
Public policy approaches to solutions and the costs and benefits of alternative solutions.
An introduction to economic principles of production, marketing, agricultural prices and incomes, farm labor, credit, agricultural policies, and government programs. Principles of production economics and other related fields as applied to the individual farm business. Examination of present policies and of conflicts between private individuals, public interest groups, and governmental agencies. An introduction to the problem of world hunger and possible solutions to it. World demand, supply, and distribution of food.