Ref ID:	31843
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Hunt, Robert C.
Title:	Labor productivity and agricultural development: Boserup revisited
Date:	2000
Source:	Human Ecology
Abstract:	Labor productivity is a major component of agricultural development. Boserup is the scholar most associated with the view that labor productivity declines with intensification of agriculture. This paper reviews the theoretical argument and empirical support for the decline thesis. An empirical test is conducted by means of a comparative study of traditional rice agriculture in Southeast Asia. The decline thesis is rejected. The implications for agricultural development are discussed.
Date Created:	10/19/2003
Volume:	28
Number:	2
Page Start:	251
Page End:	277