Download or read book The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development written by Søren Kjeldsen-Kragh and published by Copenhagen Business School Press DK. This book was released on 2007 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation "This book addresses readers who are interested in economic history and the role of agriculture in economic development. The first part of the book describes agricultural progress in Europe and the USA since 1750, when modern societies began to develop. Although there were significant differences from country to country, agriculture was an engine of growth during the period 1750-1914." "The second part of the book builds a model of the development process. The author emphasises that it is not possible to explain development without looking simultaneously at the resources, technology, institutions and attitudes prevalent in a country."--Jacket.