Abstract:The development and diffusion of modern varieties of rice and
wheat in Asia were induced by changing resource endowments. More
productive biological and chemical technologies capable of offsetting
the effects of population growth are a necessary condition for
simultaneous achievement of growth and equity. The new income streams
generated by technical change have become a powerful source of demand
for institutional change. But rapid growth in rural Incomes is also
depen… Show more
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