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Beyond the green revolution :

1461329124

9781461329121

b538696

Beyond the green revolution :

[Book]

the ecology and politics of global agricultural development

Kenneth A. Dahlberg.

[Place of publication not identified]

[Springer]

[2013]

xiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1979--Title page verso.;Reprinted. New York : Plenum Press, c1979.

1 On the Ecology of Theories.- The Growth of Current Theories.- Toward a Theory of Contextual Analysis.- Summary.- 2 Historical Seedbeds.- The Evolutionary Theater.- Developmental Plays.- 1492-1660.- 1660-1838.- 1838-1972.- Summary.- 3 The "New" Seeds and the Logic of Their Growth (or Jack and the Beanstalk Revisited).- Resume of the Development of the "New" Seeds.- Role of the Foundations.- Expansion and Elaboration of Foundation Research Programs.- National and International Aid Programs.- The Logic of Growth.- Physical Requirements.- Economic and Administrative Requirements.- Levels of Logic and Learning.- The Costs, Benefits, and Risks of the Green Revolution.- The Policy Time-Frame.- The Developmental Time-Frame.- The Evolutionary Time-Frame.- Summary.- 4 The Momentum of Structures, Institutions, and Current Policies.- The Decision-Making Context of National Elites.- Cultural Influences.- Political-Administrative Influences.- Elite Relations.- New Dependency Relationships.- The Role of Agribusiness Multinationals.- Sectoral Variation.- International Development Programs.- Agricultural Aid.- The World Food Conference.- Summary.- 5 New Approaches to the Future.- Evolutionary Parameters, Limitations, and Goals.- The Hydrologic Cycle.- Maintaining the Diversity of the Global Ecosystem.- Developmental Parameters, Limitations, and Goals.- Structural Changes Needed in Industrial Countries.- International Implications.- 6 Agricultural Strategies and Policies for the Future.- Strategic Considerations.- The Need for Alternative Data Systems.- Choosing Appropriate Scales of Production.- Centralization versus Diversity.- Policy Considerations.- Conservation of Natural Resources.- How to Integrate Policy at the Local Level.- Going Beyond Rural Development.- Small-Scale Attempts: The Comilla and Puebla Projects.- Medium-Scale Attempts: Japan and Taiwan.- A Large-Scale Attempt: China.- Lessons for Planners and Policy Makers.- 7 Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight.- References.

Agricultural ecology.

Agriculture and state.

Green Revolution.

Kenneth A. Dahlberg.

Kenneth A Dahlberg

[Book]

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