The tropics and economic development : (Record no. 9037)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01839cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0801818915 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MUL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | AACR |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.1091724 KAM |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kamarck, Andrew M. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The tropics and economic development : |
| Sub Title | a provocative inquiry into the poverty of nations / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Andrew M. Kamarck. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Baltimore : |
| Name of publisher | Published for the World Bank [by] Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Year of publication | c1976. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 113 p. : |
| Other physical details | maps ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Bibliography: p. 93-102. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The effects of climate on agriculture and exploration for mineral resources, the recent international effort to deal with adverse climatological effects on agriculture, and the impact of disease on tropical economies are analyzed. The hot, humid climate of the tropics reduces the efficiency of workers, cattle, and land, meaning that substantially greater development effortsare needed to achieve results similar to those realized in thenorth. Land erosion of topsoil is much more serious in tropical countries. High rates of evaporation affecting irrigation projects often result in salinization. In response to threats toagricultural and pastoral development, research has been undertaken to develop grazing-management schemes, experiment with fertilizer and plant breeding, and implement land-rotation schemes that combine agriculture and pastoralism. Lack of geophysical and geochemical techniques applicable to the tropics constitutes the central impediment to location of mineral deposits. Finally, the major diseases facing health research efforts include bilharzia, malaria, river blindness, parasitic worms, leprosy, leishmaniasis, yellow fever, dengue, and cholera |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | eng |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Economic history |
| Geographic subdivision | Developing countries |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Tropics |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS | |
| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price |
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| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 06/07/1980 | 338.1091724 KAM | 0028685 | 1 | 12/27/2022 | Book | ||||||
| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 06/07/1980 | 338.1091724 KAM | 0028686 | 2 | 12/27/2022 | Book | IDM | 1500.00 | ||||
| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 06/07/1980 | 338.1091724 KAM | 0028687 | 3 | 12/27/2022 | Book | IDM | 1500.00 |