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The development of American agriculture : a historical analysis /
The classic historical study of American agricultural economic development, thoroughly revised and updated.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©1993.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. [pt]. 1. Introduction
- 1. Introduction and overview
- [pt]. 2 Agricultural development : a chronological history
- 2. The colonial period : 1607-1775
- 3. Breaking out of the Atlantic seaboard : 1775-1820
- 4. From pioneering to commercialization : 1820-1860
- 5. The last frontier : 1860-1897
- 6. Prosperity and depression : 1897-1993
- 7. The technical revolution : 1933-1970
- 8. U.S. agriculture in a world market : 1970-1990
- [pt]. 3. The forces of development and structural change
- 9. Abundant land
- 10. Farm mechanization and technological advance
- 11. Building physical infrastructure : transport and other elements
- 12. Building social infrastructure : education and research
- 13. International inputs
- 14. Environmental policy
- 15. The role of government
- 16. The forces in review
- 17. Changes in structure, organization, and productivity
- 18. The watersheds of development
- [pt 4]. A conceptual model of agricultural development : 1950-1990
- 19. The demand and supply components
- 20. Governmental intervention, cannibalism, and the treadmill
- 21. Using the model to understand the 1970s and 1980s
- [pt]. 5. Summation
- 22. Some concluding thoughts.