Irrigation and imperialism the causes and consequences of a shift from subsistence to cash cropping - Attwood, Donald W.; East-West Environment and Policy Institute; Southeast Asian Universities Agroecosystem Network; SUAN Information Support Service; Ford Foundation; East-West Center (1987)
Introduction -- The problem of unwanted water -- Fiscal pressures and the origin of the block system -- The cane block system -- Cane blocks and famine protection -- Comparison with North-West India.
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"April 1987."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366).
Keywords: Shifting cultivation; Cropping systems; Colonialism; Decision making