Agriculture and Economic Development in Europe Since 1870 (Hardcover)

Informed and containing incisive analysis, this book firmly places European agricultural history back at the centre stage.

Bringing together a wealth of international scholars, who are experts in the area, to provide an authoritative and comprehensive analysis it answers a range of fundamental and important questions. These include:

• What were the main cycles of agricultural output growth since 1870?
• What was the impact in output of the grain invasion and the growth of export markets?
• How did agriculture react to protection in the interwar period?
• What was the role of agriculture during the European golden age?
• What happened to the growth of labour force and labour participation rates?
• How did investment evolve and how did its composition change?
• How did labour, capital and total factor productivity perform?
• How does this compare to what happened in the USA?

With analyses of more than ten European countries and introductory and concluding chapters that compare and contrast the European experience with that of North America, this volume is key reading for students of agriculture, development economics and economics history.