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Capital Accumulation With And Without Land Market Liberalization: Beyond The “Win-Win” Situation, George Vachadze
Capital Accumulation With And Without Land Market Liberalization: Beyond The “Win-Win” Situation, George Vachadze
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This paper examines the effect of land market liberalization on the dynamics of capital accumulation. It is shown that the land market liberalization, which is accompanied with the transfer of agricultural technology, may not always offer a “win‐win” outcome for developed and developing countries. Improved agricultural productivity generates a growth enhancing externality. However, land market liberalization affects the balance between the equalizing force of the diminishing returns technology and the un‐equalizing force of the low income elasticity of the agricultural commodity demand. As a result, land market liberalization accompanied with the transfer of agricultural productivity, may not always guarantee a …