Growth, development and land-use in a simple agrarian economy with endogenous population
2003
A. Skonhoft | J. Solstad
This paper analyses the relation between demographic transformation, agricultural transformation and land-use pressure within a simple agrarian economy, where population is treated both as a cause and consequence of economic changes.Conclusions of the paper include:population growth and food production are interrelated through two production activitiesagricultural land and labour are tied up in production of agricultural products determining the current flow of consumptionlabour is used for converting the natural resource base in the form of wilderness land into agricultural landincreasing returns to scale in food production together with an increasing amount of agricultural land, are the crucial factors behind high income per capita.[adapted from author]
اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]الكلمات المفتاحية الخاصة بالمكنز الزراعي (أجروفوك)
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