Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 /

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In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Federico, Giovanni, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009, ©2005.
Colección:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Temas:
1800-1999
Agriculture > Economic aspects > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why is agriculture different?
  • Trends in the long run
  • Patterns of growth: the inputs
  • The causes of growth: the increase in productivity
  • Technical progress in agriculture
  • The microeconomics of agricultural institutions
  • Agricultural institutions and growth
  • The state and the market
  • Conclusions: agriculture and economic growth in the long run.

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