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| Hayami, Yujiro; David, Cristina C.; Flores, Piedad; Kikuchi, Masao. |
| In this paper, we seek a possible route for accelerating the agricultural growth in tropical monsoon Asia in the face of increasing population pressure on limited land resources. According to a postulate of classical economists like Ricardo [18], population pressure on limited land resources will result eventually in agricultural and economic stagnation characterized by high food prices and low real wage rates that are barely sufficient for subsistence. The classical view has been challenged by Boserup [3] and Clark and Haswell [4], who argue that the population pressure will induce changes in both agricultural technology and agrarian structure so as to increase the intensity of land utilization. Hayami and Ruttan have provided another perspective, showing... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1976 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22377 |
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