Conditions of Agricultural Growth by Ester Boserup (2003, Hardcover)

Name: Conditions of Agricultural Growth by Ester Boserup (2003, Hardcover)
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Investigating the process of agrarian change, this book analyzes costs and productivity under the main system of primitive agriculture. > Investigating the process of agrarian change, this book analyzes costs and productivity under the main systems of primitive agriculture. The conclusion is that technical, economic and social changes are unlikely to take place within primitive agriculture unless the rural community concerned is exposed to the pressure of population growth: a conclusion that is in sharp contrast to generally accepted ideas.The themes in the book are central to the discussion of the problems of population explosion and the world's undernourished peoples. > FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE DYNAMICS OF LAND UTILIZATION; Chapter 2 THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF LAND USE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE; Chapter 3 LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY UNDER LONG-FALLOW AND SHORT-FALLOW SYSTEMS; Chapter 4 CARRYING CAPACITY OF LAND AND PRODUCTIVITY OF LABOUR UNDER INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; Chapter 5 POP;