An analysis of the relationship between sectoral activity, diversification, and structural change in the economy

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dc.contributor.authorBasu, Rathinen
dc.contributor.committeechairJohnson, Thomas G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBatie, Sandra S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Daniel B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, William J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAlwang, Jeffrey R.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural Economicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:18:53Zen
dc.date.adate2005-09-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:18:53Zen
dc.date.issued1990-04-03en
dc.date.rdate2005-09-16en
dc.date.sdate2005-09-16en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to analyse the changes, if any, that take place in regional economic structures in the process of diversification, and the roles of sectors in such changes. Input-Output and Structural Path Analysis are used to develop indices that may be used for carrying out the analysis of these issues. A method is also developed for examining the role of linkages with respect to the fundamental structure of production outlined by Simpson and Tsukui. Using these indices and methods, the economic relationships between sectors and the economic structures of six planning districts in Virginia, in addition to the economies of the state of Virginia and the U.S. are analysed and compared. On the basis of these analyses, it is concluded that: (a) The feature of bloc independence found at the level of first order transactions in an economy is diluted at the level of higher order transactions in the metals bloc. However it persists strongly at higher levels of transactions in the nonmetals bloc. (b) The sectors of the metals, nonmetals and services blocs show a proportionate development of linkages irrespective of the degree of diversification of the economy. (c) Contrary to Hirschman's suggestion that complexity of linkages increases with diversification, the results suggest that diversification leads to less complexity in the linkage relationships. (d) The linkages of the agricultural sectors in Virginia are biased towards the services sectors. In the case of the agricultural sectors at the national level, the linkages are biased primarily towards the manufacturing sectors. The implications of these findings for development policy are discussed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 186 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09162005-115007en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09162005-115007/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39350en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.B387.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22215212en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsectorsen
dc.subjectplanning districtsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.B387en
dc.subject.lcshAgriculture -- Economic aspects -- Research -- Virginiaen
dc.titleAn analysis of the relationship between sectoral activity, diversification, and structural change in the economyen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural Economicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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