The article I read that criticized the GR was: The Green Revolution: Generations of Problems by Walter P. Falcon American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 52, No. 5, Proceedings Issue (Dec., 1970), pp. 698-710
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Perelman, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > Around 1970, I published an article in The New Republic leveling the > same criticisms about the Green Revolution that Daniel Zwerdling made in > his piece. [I don't remember what issue it was in] Some of that > material appeared in Farming for Profit in a Hunger World. > > Later, in the 1970s, I debated Norman Borlaug, the so-called father of > the Green Revolution in Santa Barbara. He did not show, so he > participated through some sort of phone line. He is sincere in his > belief, but did not seem particularly concerned about the problems that > I mentioned, including overreliance on fertilizers, pesticides, > groundwater, and credit. Nor was he interested in concerns about water > rights being concentrated among large landholders. My speculations > about why Rockefeller interests would be so enthusiastic about the Green > Revolution were beyond the pale. > > > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > Chico, CA 95929 > 530-898-5321 > fax 530-898-5901 > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
