Role of Agricultural Taxation and Anti-Agriculture Bias in Economic Growth, Vol. 150

While the role of agriculture in economic development seems to be well known and understood, there seems to be considerable difference of opinion concerning the role of taxation of agriculture, explicit or implicit, and economic growth. This study first reviews the role of agricultural terms of trade in development and growth. The question posed are whether or not the literature supports the view that early stages of development agriculture should be taxed, and if policies should contain an anti-agriculture bias. The study then reviews the ways in which anti-agriculture bias expreses itself in various countries. Abstacts in Arabic, French and Spanish are included.Sarris, Alexander is the author of 'Role of Agricultural Taxation and Anti-Agriculture Bias in Economic Growth, Vol. 150', published 2001 under ISBN 9789251046883 and ISBN 9251046883.