ester boserup and boserupian theory by spencer gifford
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Ester Boserupand Boserupian Theory
By Spencer Gifford
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Who is Esther Boserup?
> Born in 1910 in Copenhagen Denmark
> Died in 1999
> Studied Economics and Agricultural
Development at the University of Copenhagen
> Made important contributions to early
feminism, and worked at the United Nations
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Why is she relevant in Human Geography?> Related to Population (Chapter 2, pages 66-68)
> She made important adjustments to Malthusian Theory
> She adapted the theory to adapt more to societal changes and advancements
> Her model is more advanced than Malthus’s
> She wrote the book
“The Conditions of Agricultural Growth: The Economics of Agrarian Change under Population Pressure.”
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The Boserupian Model
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How does it apply?> She looked at things with more nuance than Malthus
> She took a more sociological approach
> Considers societal & sociological advances
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Her Model compared to Malthus’s
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What about LDC’s?> Boserup’s theory applies to them too!
> In LDC’s, basic technologies such as Land Fallowing, and fire use allow for the necessary amounts of food to be produced to keep the population fed
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Works Cited
Wikipedia contributors, . N.p.. Web. 18 Sep 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ester_Boserup>.
N.p.. Web. 19 Sep 2013. <http://www.yorku.ca/anderson/population/boserup.htm>.
N.p.. Web. 20 Sep 2013. <http://occ.crescentschool.org/geography/Human/UnitVAgricultural/esterboserup.htm>.