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

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