Agricultural change and population growth:  a brief survey on the case of China in historical perspective.
A historical review of the relationship between agricultural change and population growth in China is presented.  "This paper will try to discuss four aspects of agricultural change that are related to population growth.  They are:  (1) expansion of agricultural frontier, (2) changes in cultivation methods and land use, (3) improvements in agricultural technology, and (4) irrigation and water-control.  Each of these aspects [is] treated briefly with temporal and spatial perspectives...."  The relevance of the Boserup theory that population pressure leads to agricultural development is considered in the Chinese context.  It is found that some evidence supports the theory.  (summary in CHI)
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D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012939:Social Planning; D013672:Technology
Agricultural Development; Agriculture; Asia; Carrying Capacity; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Environment; Historical Survey; Macroeconomic Factors; Natural Resources; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Pressure; Population Theory; Rural Development; Technology