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A land of milk and butter : how elites created the modern Danish dairy industry
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A land of milk and butter : how elites created the modern Danish dairy industry / Markus Lampe and Paul Sharp.
ISBN
9780226549507
022654950X
9780226549644
Publication
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
viii, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Other formats
ebook version :
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Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Markets and governments in economic history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The economic and political context for Danish agricultural development, ca. 1660-1850
The agricultural reforms, 1750s-1800s
The spread of the Holstein system
From bullshit to butter: accounting and production decisions
Science, innovation, and the dissemination of knowledge
How the Danes discovered Britain
Industrial and trade policy
The spread of modern dairying beyond the estates: the rise of the cooperatives
Agriculture, industry, and modern economic growth in Denmark
Lessons from the Danish agricultural revolution for developing countries.
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