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Routledge
426 Pages
by
Routledge
426 Pages
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Routledge
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Agricultural Development in China explains how China's farm economy historically responded to the demands of a rising population. Dwight H. Perkins begins in the year A.D. 1368, the founding date of the Ming dynasty. More importantly, it marked the end of nearly two centuries of violent destruction and loss of life primarily connected with the rise and fall of the Mongols. The period beginning... Read more
One: Introduction; Two: Six Centuries of Rising Grain Production; Three: Improved Seeds, Changing Cropping Patterns, and New Crops; Four: Farm Implements, Water Control, and Fertilizer; Mathematical Supplement to Chapters III and IV; Five: The Distribution of Land and the Effects of Tenancy; Six: Rural Marketing and Its Impact on Farm Output; Seven: Urbanization, Famine, and the Market for Grain; Eight: Centralized Government and the Traditional Economy; Nine: Conclusion
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Dwight H. Perkins
