Feeding the world: an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000
Auteur :
Federico, Giovanni
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691138534
Date de publication :
7 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the last 2 centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding success story. Agriculture has fed population with a variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book explains how these feats were accomplished. It covers various factors that have affected agricultural performance.