202510082216 Status: #idea Tags: #history #economics # Countries should shift agriculture policy after getting rich Before getting rich, there are major risks to not instituting land reform and moving to small, worker-owned farms. [[Land reform in pre-industrial societies lays the groundwork for industrialization]] & [[Rising populations in pre-industrial societies lead to tenant farming]] However, once the country becomes rich, there is less of a need to ensure that all of the country’s labor is used (which tenant farming excels at) since rising industry can absorb unemployed farm labor. In addition, small , labor-intensive farms tend to have higher per hectare output at the expense of greater inefficiency. By transitioning to larger scale farms, agricultural labor efficiency can be optimized while also providing labor to growing industries. --- # References [[How Asia works_ success and failure in the world's most dynamic region]]