Why India needs transgenic crops

[Michael Perelman]

I don't think that sarcasm is a substitute for dialogue.  Most countries
do not have the land base to allow them to produce the way the US does.
Resource endowments are important.

Small island countries, Hong Kong and Singapore, can prosper with
virtually no ag., but the LDCs as a whole cannot.

Also, when you talk about industrialized ag. you have to include the labor
involved in producing the inputs.

Finally, as Carrol mentioned, if it is not sustainable ....

On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 08:47:27AM -0700, Brad DeLong wrote:


> No. You see, a "productive" economy is one in which 60% of the 
> population grows food to feed everyone, and only 40% of the labor 
> force is available to make other stuff. That keeps demand for SUVs 
> down, you see...
> 
> 
> Brad DeLong

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Michael Perelman
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