1st Edition
The Political Economy Of Mechanization In U.s. Agriculture
By Barry Price
Copyright 1983
122 Pages
by
CRC Press
122 Pages
by
CRC Press
108 Pages
by
CRC Press
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For more than a decade the trend toward increased mechanization in U.S. agriculture has been the source of farm worker protests, legislative hearings, and lawsuits. (The recent case pitting the University of California’s prestigious agriculture research establishment against Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers is a prominent example of such litigation.) A key question in the controversy is... Read more
Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- The Political Character of Mechanized Agriculture -- The Mechanization of Agriculture: An Overview of Its Costs and Benefits -- The Method Behind the Madness of Current Mechanization Policy -- The Electronic Tomato Sorter: A Case Study in the Costs and Benefits of Agricultural Mechanization -- Conclusion -- Appendix
Biography
Barry L. Price is assistant professor of government at Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas.
