The conditions of agricultural growth : the economics of agrarian change under population pressure / Ester Boserup ; foreword by Robert Chambers.
When it first appeared in 1965, The Conditions of Agricultural Growth heralded a breakthrough in the theory of agricultural development. Whereas 'development' had previously been seen as the transformation of traditional communities by the introduction (or imposition) of new technologies,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[1965]
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| Summary: | When it first appeared in 1965, The Conditions of Agricultural Growth heralded a breakthrough in the theory of agricultural development. Whereas 'development' had previously been seen as the transformation of traditional communities by the introduction (or imposition) of new technologies, Ester Boserup argued that changes and improvements occur from within agricultural communities, and that improvements are governed not only by outside interference, but by those communities themselves. Using extensive analyses of the costs and productivity of the main systems of traditional agriculture, Ester B. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (124 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781134162215 1134162219 9781134162147 1134162146 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |