The theory of the optimising peasant
Michael Lipton
The theory of the optimising peasant - University of Sussex
Peasant conservatism’ is out. Economists of underdeveloped countries are beginning to realise that the farmer is no fool. A non-fool, in a static environment, learns to live ‘efficiently’: to optimise, given his values and constraints, and to teach
Agriculture
Food grain technology
The theory of the optimising peasant - University of Sussex
Peasant conservatism’ is out. Economists of underdeveloped countries are beginning to realise that the farmer is no fool. A non-fool, in a static environment, learns to live ‘efficiently’: to optimise, given his values and constraints, and to teach
Agriculture
Food grain technology