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Originally published in 1960, this book presents a rigorous account
of agricultural policies and the factors influencing their
development. The text was created to provide assistance to students
of agriculture, practitioners in farming and others interested in
agricultural planning. The main focus is on the United Kingdom, but
examples are drawn from other countries when a different context is
required. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in
agricultural policy, economics and agricultural history.
Volume VIII of the Agrarian History of England and Wales was first
published in 1978, and provides a technical, social and economic
history of rural England and Wales in the years 1914 1939. This
period included four years of war, during which there was a rapid
rise in prices, the post-war deflation and the depression. The
author assesses the effects of these political and economic
conditions on farming and farm workers. She describes regional
variations in patterns of farming and the changes in methods of
production by which farmers tried to reduce costs and increase
output. She also examines the extension of government control over
farming and the introduction of the marketing boards, and discusses
the development of agricultural technology. Above all, she
describes considers the conditions of life for the diminishing
numbers of farm workers.
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