Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 /
Federico, Giovanni, 1954-
Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009, ©2005. - 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps - - The Princeton economic history of the Western world . - Princeton economic history of the Western world. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-380) and index.
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.
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a comprehensive history of world agriculture during this period, explains how these feats were accomplished. 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, systematica.
9781400837724 (electronic bk.) 1400837723 (electronic bk.)
22573/cttwcx7 JSTOR
1800-1999
Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--19th century.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--20th century.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--Histoire--19e siècle.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--Histoire--20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--General.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HD1411 / .F43 2009eb
338.109034
Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2009, ©2005. - 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps - - The Princeton economic history of the Western world . - Princeton economic history of the Western world. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-380) and index.
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.
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a comprehensive history of world agriculture during this period, explains how these feats were accomplished. 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, systematica.
9781400837724 (electronic bk.) 1400837723 (electronic bk.)
22573/cttwcx7 JSTOR
1800-1999
Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--19th century.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--20th century.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--Histoire--19e siècle.
Agriculture--Aspect économique--Histoire--20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--Sustainable Agriculture.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--General.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HD1411 / .F43 2009eb
338.109034