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Agricultural Output and Consumption of Basic Foods in Egypt, 1886/87–1967/68

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Bent Hansen  and
Michael Wattleworth
Bent Hansen
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Michael Wattleworth
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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This paper reports the outcome of computations of indexes for total agricultural output and for apparent consumption of basic food: cereals and pulses in Egypt during the period 1886/87–1967/68.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1978 , pp. 449 - 469
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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