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The Rice Economy of Asia. By Randolph Barker and Robert W. Herdt with Beth Rose. Resources for the Future, Inc.: Washington, D.C., 1985. Pp. xxi, 324. $30 (paperback, $12).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

B. H. Farmer
B. H. Farmer
Affiliation:
St John's College, Cambridge.
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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 201 - 204
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2 See, for example, Harriss, Barbara, ‘Paddy-Milling: Problems in Policy and the Choice of Technology’, ch. 19 in Farmer, B. H. (ed.), Green Revolution? Technology and Change in Rice-Growing Areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka (London, 1977).Google Scholar

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