Yohannes Kebede Gebre-Mariam

Holistic Analysis of Household Decision-Making

Adoption of Agricultural Technologies and Development in Ethiopia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The processes and consequences of household decision-making are investigated using multi-disciplinary research methods involving statistical, mathematical, psychological, anthropological, and econometric techniques brought together in a holistic manner. This study focuses on various technologies within the Ada and Selale regions of the Central Ethiopian Highlands.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780761856412
• ISBN-10: 0761856412
• Artikelnr.: 33872796

Autorenporträt

By Yohannes Kebede Gebre-Mariam

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter I: prelude to Technology Adoption and
Decision-Making Chapter II: Technology and Agrarian Development in
Ethiopia: The Historical Origin of the Peasant Predicament Chapter
III: From Households to Region: Background and Design of the Study Chapter
IV: Review of Methods of Household Decision Analysis and Model Selection
Chapter V: Cognition and Decision-Making: Goals, Strategies, Information,
and Knowledge Chapter VI: The Institutional Basis for Decision-Making
Chapter VII: Technology Adoption and Risk Chapter VIII: Production
Structure, Efficiency and Risk in Peasant Agriculture Chapter IX:
Structural Relations Between Socio-Economic Variables and Production
Efficiency Chapter X: Conclusions and Recommendations Appendices
Bibliography List of Figures List of Tables