Originally published in 1987. This important and provocative book
explains the persistence of hunger, poverty, and the lack of
balanced development in many countries and the central role of
agriculture in economic development. Most theories of agricultural
development are based on the experiences of western Europe and the
United States while the two models for successful "late
development" have been Japan and the Soviet Union. This book
surveys the evolution of agriculture under colonialism in Latin
America, Africa, and Asia and concludes that this long period
distorted the development prospects for these areas and retarded
the production of food. Under strong state capitalist governments,
a few underdeveloped countries have broken the colonial patterns of
development. However, other post-revolutionary societies are having
far less success because of economic blockades and outside military
intervention. While the primary focus of the book is on the
short-run problems of inequality, the author examines the long-run
ecological and resource constraints to a sustainable food system
and raising the standard of living in the underdeveloped world.
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