How Long to Read Famine in Peasant Societies

How Long Does it Take to Read Famine in Peasant Societies?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Famine in Peasant Societies by Ronald E. Seavoy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this controversial study, Seavoy offers a new approach to the problem of periodic peacetime famine based on the actual behavior of peasants. He maintains that it is possible to increase per capita food production without massive and inappropriate technological inputs. Seavoy shifts the focus from modern development economics to a cultural and historical analysis of subsistence agriculture in Western Europe (England and Ireland), Indonesia, and India. From his survey of peasant civilization practices in these countries, he generalizes on the social values that create what he terms the subsistence compromise. In all of the ages and culture, Seavoy finds a consistent social organization of agriculture that produces identical results: seasonal hunger in poor crop years and famine conditions in consecutive poor crop years. He argues that economic policies have failed to increase per capita food production because economists and government planners try to apply market-oriented policies to populations that are not commercially motivated. Once they understand the subsistence compromise, policy-makers can take appropriate political action.

How long is Famine in Peasant Societies?

Famine in Peasant Societies by Ronald E. Seavoy is 504 pages long, and a total of 128,016 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Famine in Peasant Societies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 39 minutes to read Famine in Peasant Societies aloud.

What Reading Level is Famine in Peasant Societies?

Famine in Peasant Societies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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