The economic history of agriculture

Giovanni Federico

doi:10.4324/9780203075616-24

The economic history of agriculture

Giovanni Federico

Economics

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In the last two centuries, world agriculture has succeeded in feeding a growing population (from about 1 billion in 1800 to more than 6 billion two centuries later) and in producing enough raw materials for industry, while using proportionally less land, capital, and labor. This chapter sketches out and tries to explain this outstanding performance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	156-166
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781135121211
ISBN (Print)	9780415677042
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203075616-24
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Business, Management and Accounting

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