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Salami H, Sadat Barikani H, Noori Naeini M S. Can Agriculture Be Considered a Key Sector for Economic
Development in an Oil Producing Country?
The Case of Iran. JAST 2012; 14 (1) :1-10
URL: http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-5378-en.html
URL: http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article-23-5378-en.html
1- Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Agricultural Development,
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Islamic Republic of
Iran.
Abstract: (6840 Views)
In the light of the 2008 World Development Report, this paper revisits the impact of
agriculture on overall economic growth, in the case of an oil producing country, using
indices of intersectoral linkages. To this end, four input-output tables of Iran’s economy
are utilized. The results support the importance of the agricultural sector in stimulating
the economic growth of Iran, but also show that the manufacturing sector has a higher
potential to increase domestic production through its intersectoral linkage effects.
Consequently, the results provide a caveat to the recommended general policy of the
World Bank that the agricultural sector can be considered a key sector for the economic
development in developing countries, at least in an oil producing country like Iran.
Received: 2011/11/1 | Accepted: 2011/11/1 | Published: 2011/11/1
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