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    Review of Jean‐Jacques Rosa, The Second Twentieth Century

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    Abstract The book reviewed here contends that production techniques – and in particular today, techniques embodying modern information technology – determine political attitudes and, hence, the structure and role of the state. The book's author, Jean‐Jacques 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

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    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
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