Mechanizing Small-scale Rice Cultivation in an Industrializing Economy: The Development of the Power-tiller in Prewar Japan

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 781-791

  Francks, Penelope ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION; POWER TILLER; RICE CULTIVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030460039     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750X(95)00166-A     Document Type: Article

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