Feeding the world : An economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico
Imprint
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005
Descript
xiv, 388p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Introduction. -- 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.
SUBJECT
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- History -- 19th century