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Technical change in sugar cane harvesting: a comparison of Cuba and Jamaica (1958-1980)

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Working paper comprising a comparison of technological change involving agricultural mechanization in sugar cane harvesting in Cuba and Jamaica from 1958 to 1980 - discusses trends in agrarian structures, choice of technology, relationships between profitability and the political system, and describes agricultural productivity implications of the transition from a capitalist to a socialist economic system in Cuba, use of Soviet, Australian and other harvesters (agricultural machinery), etc. Bibliography pp. 84 to 86.

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  • Edquist C., 1982. "Technical change in sugar cane harvesting: a comparison of Cuba and Jamaica (1958-1980)," ILO Working Papers 992196183402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992196183402676
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    1. Arthur MacEwan, 1981. "Revolution and Economic Development in Cuba," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-05271-4, March.
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    3. Bhatty, I. Z.,, 1975. "The effect on employment of change in technology in tea and coffee plantations in India," ILO Working Papers 991648743402676, International Labour Organization.
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