Beyond the Green Revolution The Ecology and Politics of Global Agricultural Development
This book, which is the result of an intellectual odyssey, began as an attempt to explore and map the environmental and cross-cultural dimensions of the continuing spread of the green revolution-that package of high-yielding varieties of grain, fertilizers, irrigation, and pesticides that constitute...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1979, 1979
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1979 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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
- Summary
- 3 The “New” Seeds and the Logic of Their Growth (or Jack and the Beanstalk Revisited)
- Résumé of the Development of the “New” Seeds
- The Logic of Growth
- The Costs, Benefits, and Risks of the Green Revolution
- Summary
- 4 The Momentum of Structures, Institutions, and Current Policies
- The Decision-Making Context of National Elites
- New Dependency Relationships
- International Development Programs
- Summary
- 5 New Approaches to the Future
- Evolutionary Parameters, Limitations, and Goals
- Developmental Parameters, Limitations, and Goals
- 6 Agricultural Strategies and Policies for the Future
- Strategic Considerations
- Policy Considerations
- Going Beyond Rural Development
- Lessons for Planners and Policy Makers
- 7 Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight
- References