World Hunger: A Neo-Malthusian Perspective

by Mitchell Kellman

Overview

This book offers a broad perspective on the issue of world hunger, analyzing the long-term data on food production from 1885 to the present. Exploring evidence of the validity of Malthusian theory throughout history, the book documents those cases where innovations in food-producing technologies were adopted in response to population pressures and crises of hunger.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275922474
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/17/1987
Pages:	261
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1580L (what's this?)

About the Author

MITCHELL H. KELLMAN is Professor of Economics at the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
The Analytical Framework
Methodology
Worldwide Impending Hunger: The Empirical Picture
The Evidence of Effective Malthusian Pressures: The Empirical Record
Changes in the Agricultural Tehcnology
Summary
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index