Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand

Agricultural growth in Thailand from the Second World War until about 1980 was dominated by a massive expansion in the land area under cultivation. During this period Thailand was probably the only country in Asia that saw an expansion in cultivated land per agricultural worker (figure 5.1). The ava...

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Autor principal: Siamwalla, Ammar
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157289
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description Agricultural growth in Thailand from the Second World War until about 1980 was dominated by a massive expansion in the land area under cultivation. During this period Thailand was probably the only country in Asia that saw an expansion in cultivated land per agricultural worker (figure 5.1). The availability of land allowed agriculture to continue to absorb large amounts of labor, with the consequence that Thailand still has a larger proportion of its labor force in agriculture than other Asian countries at similar income levels (figure 5.2).1
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spelling CGSpace1572892025-01-10T06:42:43Z Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand Siamwalla, Ammar agriculture developing countries productivity income innovation agricultural development economic development industrialization agricultural policies poverty Agricultural growth in Thailand from the Second World War until about 1980 was dominated by a massive expansion in the land area under cultivation. During this period Thailand was probably the only country in Asia that saw an expansion in cultivated land per agricultural worker (figure 5.1). The availability of land allowed agriculture to continue to absorb large amounts of labor, with the consequence that Thailand still has a larger proportion of its labor force in agriculture than other Asian countries at similar income levels (figure 5.2).1 1995 2024-10-24T12:48:37Z 2024-10-24T12:48:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157289 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Siamwalla, Ammar. 1995. Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand. Baltimore, MD: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157289
spellingShingle agriculture
developing countries
productivity
income
innovation
agricultural development
economic development
industrialization
agricultural policies
poverty
Siamwalla, Ammar
Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title_full Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title_fullStr Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title_short Land-abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences: The case of Thailand
title_sort land abundant agricultural growth and some of its consequences the case of thailand
topic agriculture
developing countries
productivity
income
innovation
agricultural development
economic development
industrialization
agricultural policies
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157289
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