MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02260cam a2200313 i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
760630t1976 mdub erb 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0801818915 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0801819032 (pbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HC695 |
| Item number |
.K25 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
338.1'09172'4 |
| Item number |
KAM |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kamarck, Andrew M. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The tropics and economic development : |
| Remainder of title |
a provocative inquiry into the poverty of nations / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Baltimore : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Published for the World Bank [by] Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c1976. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 113 p. :ill, |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
includes bibliographical references: p. 93-102. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| 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 efforts are needed to achieve results similar to those realized in the north. 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 to agricultural 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. |
| 590 ## - Local Notes: Cataloguer & Date |
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| Local note |
lje 11/05/2018 |
| 591 ## - Local Note: Item Class (Ref/Loans/Arch): Loans |
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| Local Note: Item Class |
Loans |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Tropics--Economic conditions. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Underdeveloped areas. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Developing countries. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Streeten Paul. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/775691468780881698/pdf/multi-page.pdf |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Monograph & others |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (Call No. /Shelf Ref) |
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| Call No. /Shelf Ref |
338.1'09172'4 KAM |
