O'Reilly, Francis Dominic: Thailand's agriculture - Geography of world agriculture 12. (Budapest, 1983)
F. D. O’REILLY and P. I. McDONALD THAILAND’S AGRICULTURE Thailand is a rapidly growing and important Third World country, whose economic development is still largely tied to agricultural produce. The authors present a detailed description of the major crop and animal complexes and their regional distribution. They delimit new and distinct agricultural regions, which should have practical planning application as well as scientific interest. In addition, they analyze the physical constraints on Thai agriculture and the changing population-rate ratio, the development of agricultural co-operatives, the growth of the export economy and the peripheral role of the tribal shifting cultivators with their illicit opium cultivation. Finally, they make cautious but definite predictions about the prospect and potential of Thai agriculture. This book should be of interest to agricultural geographers everywhere, but in particular should provide essential background reading for those wishing to undertake microstudies in Thai agriculture. ISBN 963 05 3360 X AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ • BUDAPEST