Can distortions in agriculture support structural transformation? The case of Uzbekistan
Can distortions in agriculture support structural transformation? The case of Uzbekistan
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农业扭曲能否支持结构转型？
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Lorena Lombardozzi
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作者：
Lorena Lombardozzi
农业部门在一个国家的发展过程中具有战略性的作用。然而，用于触发经济发展的工具在理论和实践中都是争议的对象。虽然新古典主义理论认为，国家干预和保护主义造成了效率低下和资源的次优配置，但非正统的作者认为，这些措施可以促进增长。乌兹别克斯坦在农业方面采取了非正统的扭曲措施。本文调查了这些扭曲对乌兹别克斯坦经济的影响。我认为，通过盈余提取和规模经济，国家对农业的干预促进了对附加值产业的投资，推动了国家的结构转型。
Abstract The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in the development process of a country. However, the tools used to trigger economic development are objects of controversy in theory and practice. While neoclassical theory contends that state interventions and protectionism create inefficiencies and sub-optimal allocation of resources, heterodox authors argue that those measures can be instrumental in fostering growth. Uzbekistan has applied heterodox distortive measures in agriculture. This paper investigates the implications of those distortions for the Uzbek economy. I argue that state interventions in agriculture, through surplus extraction and economies of scale, have facilitated investments in added-value industries, driving national structural transformation.