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Government expenditures on agriculture in Latin America.
By: Elias, Victor J.
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BookPublisher: Washington : IFPRI, 1981Subject(s): Agricultural Development | Agricultural research -- Latin America. -- Agricultural research -- Latin AmericaSummary: The study presents estimates of aggregate government expenditures directed to the rural sectors of nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. It covers the period 1950-1978 on an annual basis. Effort was made to include estimates for many kinds of expenditures, such as research and extension, irrigation, marketing, transport, health, education, administration and agrarian reform. Aim of the report is to identify government expenditure policies for the agricultural sector, to measure their importance in relation to the total government budget and agricultural output, to analyse their trend and availability through out the time period and from country to country, and to begin to study their effects on agricultural production.
The study presents estimates of aggregate government expenditures directed to the rural sectors of nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. It covers the period 1950-1978 on an annual basis. Effort was made to include estimates for many kinds of expenditures, such as research and extension, irrigation, marketing, transport, health, education, administration and agrarian reform. Aim of the report is to identify government expenditure policies for the agricultural sector, to measure their importance in relation to the total government budget and agricultural output, to analyse their trend and availability through out the time period and from country to country, and to begin to study their effects on agricultural production.
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