Essays about: "land labor capital"

Found 4 essays containing the words land labor capital.

  1. 1. Food secure : Farmers on their modes of production

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Josefin Heed; [2018]
    Keywords : fossil fuels; agriculture; food; mode of production; farmers; vulnerability; capitalism;

    Abstract : The thesis explores contradictions that farmers see between current mode of production, and how they imagine that modes of production would need to change if there were no fossil fuels. Based on qualitative interviews with farmers, the aim of the study is to contribute to a discussion on strategies to increase the farms’ capabilities to produce food without fossil fuels. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analyzing the technical performance of Swedish farms : involved in horse related activities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Per Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : agricultural production; economics; horse activities; parameters of technical inefficiency; stochastic frontier analysis; technical efficiency;

    Abstract : This study analyses the technical performance of Swedish farms involved in horse related activities. The technical performance is analyzed by the technical efficiency of the farms and the factors that contribute to technical efficiency. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alleviating poverty with new technology? : A field study of the implications of a new agriculture production methodin Zambia and the factors affecting its adoption

    University essay from Nationalekonomi och ekonomisk historia; Linköpings universitet

    Author : Almina Kalkan; Johanna Wiss; [2009]
    Keywords : Conservation Farming CF ; development economics; growth; technology; agriculture; non- adoption; incentives; poverty; capabilities; Zambia; Mumbwa; farming; empirical study;

    Abstract : New technology and new innovations have for long been considered as a spring for growth. Conservation farming (CF) is a new production method introduced in rural Zambia and previous research shows that it increases yields and improves soil fertility. READ MORE

  5. 4. Trade Openness and Income Inequality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Jakobsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Income Inequality; trade openness; Heckscher-Ohlin theory; openness measures; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the 1980s and 1990s more and more countries opened up their economies to trade and increased their volumes of trade. In the same period of time it has been said that income inequality increased in many parts of the world. The aim of this thesis is to discover whether increased income inequality can be related to trade openness. READ MORE