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A Century of Agricultural Progress in Australia

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  • Godden, David P.

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The approach adopted in this paper is to examine the development of Australian agriculture during the twentieth century in the context of its relationships with the rest of the Australian economy. The broad outline of this approach is similar to that adopted in Godden (1997, Figure 1) and is summarised in Table A.1.1. The key relationships of farm production – viewed via production, technology, input prices, structure and agricultural services – are with natural resource processes (climate, land, water), marketing systems, trade, market conditions, physical and social infrastructure, and inter-sectoral linkages. The more metaphysical role of agriculture, including its political context, is viewed through selected social and political “visions” of key opinion makers. Using these themes, two approaches are possible. One approach would be to follow each theme through the century. An alternative approach – adopted in this paper to emphasise the contemporaneous interactions of the themes in generating the evolution of agriculture – is to view the inter-relationships among the themes within time-slices of the century. The four “slices” used in this analysis are: 1900-1930 (Peace, War and Peace); 1930-1950 (Depression, War and Recovery); 1950-1970 (Good Times Plateau); and 1970-1999 (On the Slippery Slope). In this second approach, each theme can be followed through the time slices.

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  • Godden, David P., 1999. "A Century of Agricultural Progress in Australia," 1999 Conference (43th), January 20-22, 1999, Christchurch, New Zealand 156988, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:aare99:156988
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.156988
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    1. Kingwell, Ross, 2002. "Issues for Farm Management in the 21st Century: A view from the West," Australasian Agribusiness Review, University of Melbourne, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 10, pages 1-28, September.
    2. MacAulay, T. Gordon, 2000. "Competition Policy in Agriculture: A Review of Methods," 2000 Conference (44th), January 23-25, 2000, Sydney, Australia 123697, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    3. Kingwell, Ross S., 2002. "Issues for Farm Management in the 21st Century: A view from the West," 2002 Conference (46th), February 13-15, 2002, Canberra, Australia 173982, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    4. Godden, David P. & Brennan, John P., 2000. "Policy Influences on Genetic Diversity and Yield Variability in Australian Wheat Production," 2000 Conference (44th), January 23-25, 2000, Sydney, Australia 123653, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    5. Godden, David P. & Brennan, John P., 2002. "Policy Influences on Genetic Diversity in Australian Wheat Production," Papers 234160, University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Land and Environment.

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