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Economic growth and food offer in Brazil

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  • Gervásio Castro de Rezende

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This paper presents evidence that the production of some basic food crops inBrazil is characterized by singular technical and social features vis-à-vis other food and exportcrops. After proposing an analysis of this differentiated production structure, the papergoes on to argue that these food production’s singularities have the consequences of: 1)making the share of labor cost in total unit cost higher in the production of these food crops;and 2) producing a negative impact of economic growth upon food supply, due to the improvedemployment opportunities in the urban and rural labour markets. An implication ofthis analysis is the attribution of lesser emphasis on the inter-relationship food/export cropswithin agriculture, in favor of a greater emphasis on the inter-relationship of food production/overall labor market conditions. JEL Classification: Q11; Q13; Q17; F14.

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  • Gervásio Castro de Rezende, 1986. "Economic growth and food offer in Brazil," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 6(1), pages 66-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:6:y:1986:i:1:p:66-84:id:1781
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    Keywords

    Food; agricultural output; food supply; exports;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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