Empirical Analysis of the impact of human capital on agricultural productivity
- 주제(키워드) HUMAN CAPITAL , CAMBODIA , DEVELOPMENT
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Iain Watson
- 발행년도 2015
- 학위수여년월 2015. 8
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제개발협력과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000020087
- 본문언어 영어
- 저작권 아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
This research conducted by content analysis verified the impact human capital investment has on agricultural productivity with Cambodia as case study while looking at the inter-relationship between human capital, agricultural productivity, and FDI and poverty alleviation. To verify the impact agricultural productivity has on development, a comparison of the factors affecting agricultural productivity is done in both Thailand one of the world’s leading exporters of rice (and neighbor of Cambodia) and Cambodia. It is realized that the disparity in productivity is down mainly to two factors, Human Capital and FDI with Thailand having the edge over Cambodia. The research further investigates reasons why Cambodia has a low human capital and further proposes means of improving human capital and how it can impact agricultural productivity and ultimately lead to poverty alleviation.
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Abstract i
Acknowledgments ii
TABLE OF CONTENT iii
LIST OF FIGURES v
LIST OF TABLES v
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms vi
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Study outline 3
1.3 Background 4
1.4 Problem statement 7
1.5 Significance of the study 7
1.6 Hypothesis 8
1.7 Research questions 8
1.8 Methodology 9
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 10
2.1. Development: 10
2.2 Agricultural Productivity and Economic growth 12
2.3 Human Capital and agricultural productivity 14
2.4 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Agricultural Productivity. 18
2.5 Relationship between FDI and Human Capital 21
2.6 Cause-consequence-benefit relationship between Agricultural productivity, human Capital and FDI. 23
CHAPTER 3: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN CAMBODIA AND THAILAND 25
3.1 Background of Cambodia and Thailand 27
3.2 Agricultural productivity: Cambodia and Thailand perspective 31
3.2.1 Technological change and research: 31
3.2.2 Policy reform and prices 34
3.2.3 International Trade 36
3.2.4 Geographical factors and Natural resources: 37
3.2.5 Investment and Foreign Aid 38
3.2.6 Human Capital 40
3.3 The Gap 42
CHAPTER 4: THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. 43
CASE STUDY: CAMBODIA. 43
4.1 Human Capital in Cambodia 43
4.1.1-Improperly educated work force: 45
4.1.2-High rate of school dropout (Trade off of education in favor of early jobs): 45
4.1.3-Lack of high quality jobs: 47
4.1.4-Lack of quality education: 47
4.1.5 Lack of public/private investment in education: 48
4.1.6 Lack of sufficient healthcare: 49
4.2 FDI in the agricultural sector of Cambodia 50
4.2.1 Internal factors 52
4.2.2 External Factors 53
4.3 Discussions 54
4.4 Conclusion and Recommendation 56
REFERENCES 59
