35 research outputs found
Review of JeanâJacques Rosa, The Second Twentieth Century
Abstract The book reviewed here contends that production techniques â and in particular today, techniques embodying modern information technology â determine political attitudes and, hence, the structure and role of the state. The book's author, JeanâJacques Rosa, is not successful in making a compelling case for this thesis. He does, though, offer a host of fascinating observations along the way.Computer, Information Technology, Decentralization, Role of the State, Ideology, D23, D72, D83, H10,
Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems - Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World
This chapter focuses on the impacts of climate change on intensive maize and wheat production systems. Some technologies to close the yield gap to achieve sustainable intensification are also discussed