Politics and the Land

Klappentext This 1927 book by British scientist and agriculturalist William Cecil Dampier-Whetham provides a discussion of agricultural policy and how it is created. Zusammenfassung This 1927 book by British scientist and agriculturalist William Cecil Dampier-Whetham provides a discussion of agricultural policy and how it is created. The text also gives a critical account of the many proposals made for rural reconstruction and development around the time of publication. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; The land; Introduction; Part I. British Agriculture: 1. Arable and grass land; 2. Crop yields; 3. Land improvement and reclamation; 4. Security of tenure; 5. Agricultural depression; Part II. The Land and its Owners: 6. The history of the manor; 7. The landowner; 8. The management of agricultural land by the state; 9. The finances of nationalization; Part III. The Future of Rural England: 10. Our present discontents; 11. The outlook for agricultural prices and costs; 12. Rural development; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cecil Dampier-Whetham, Dampier-Whetham Cecil
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.06.2013
• EAN: 9781107615526
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61552-6
• Pages: 226
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Aménagement du territoire; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Rural planning and policy, Rural planning