Population, food and rural development edited by Ronald D. Lee, W. Brian Arthur, Allen C. Kelley, Gerry Rodgers, T.N Srinivasan

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TextSeries: (International studies in demography)Publication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1988.Description: 215 pages 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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ISBN:

0198283911
9780198283911

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Contents:

Part I An analytic review pf projections of ffod outpu in relation to population, II - The rural response to increasing density: theories, models, evidence, III - Population growth and rural labour, IV - The role frontier expansion as a safety- valve

Summary: Surveying the impact of population growth where it is believed to matter most--the rural areas of developing countries--this volume explicates its effects on food production. It examines such factors as forecasts of global food output, technological progress in agriculture, choice of agricultural systems, and population growth and access to land.

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Surveying the impact of population growth where it is believed to matter most--the rural areas of developing countries--this volume explicates its effects on food production. It examines such factors as forecasts of global food output, technological progress in agriculture, choice of agricultural systems, and population growth and access to land.

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