Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Federico, Giovanni.

Series:

Princeton economic history of the Western world.

Princeton economic history of the Western world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--19th century.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, systematically, all the factors that have affected agricultural performance: environment, accumulation of inputs, technical progress, institutional change, commercialization, agricultural policies, and more. The last chapter discusses the contribution of agriculture to modern economic growth. The book is global in its reach and analysis, and represents a grand synthesis of an enormous topic.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations/ List of Tables

Preface

Chapter One. Introduction

Chapter Two. Why Is Agriculture Different?

Chapter Three. Trends in the Long Run

Chapter Four. Patterns of Growth: The Inputs

Chapter Five. The Causes of Growth: The Increase in Productivity

Chapter Six. Technical Progress in Agriculture

Chapter Seven. The Microeconomics of Agricultural Institutions

Chapter Eight. Agricultural Institutions and Growth

Chapter Nine. The State and the Market

Chapter Ten. Conclusions: Agriculture and Economic Growth in the Long Run

Statistical Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-380) and index.

ISBN:

9786612964848

9781282964846

1282964844

9781400837724

1400837723

OCLC:

707067722