Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico.
Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico.
Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2005.
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N338.10903/ 1
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English
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xiv, 388 : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Why is agriculture different? -- Ch. 3. Trends in the long run -- Ch. 4. Patterns of growth : the inputs -- Ch. 5. The causes of growth : the increase in productivity -- Ch. 6. Technical progress in agriculture -- Ch. 7. The microeconomics of agricultural institutions -...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2005.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c2005.
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"Feeding the World synthesizes two hundred years of agricultural development throughout the world, providing all essential data and extensive references to the literature. It covers, systematically, all the factors that have affected agricultural performance: environment, accumulation of inputs, technical progress, institutional change, commerciali...
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Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico.
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The Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Bibliography: p. [325]-380.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N338.10903/ 1
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74VKmgLD7Qab
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069112051X (cl. : alk. paper)
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338.109034
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991020633779702626
