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Turkish Agriculture and the Five-Year Development Plans

Despite rapidly growing industrialization and large migration from the countryside,Turkey today remains primarily agricultural, with a farming area larger than that of any other southern European country, and an agricultural population consisting of just under 70 per cent of the approximately 35 million people in the country. Although reduced in importance, so that its contribution of 40 per cent of the total domestic product in 1963 was reduced by 1969 to little over 33⅓ per cent, agriculture still accounts for some 90 per cent of the country's exports.

An Estimate of Import Substitution for Manufactured Products in the U.S. Economy, 1859 and 1899

Previous articleNext article No AccessAn Estimate of Import Substitution for Manufactured Products in the U.S. Economy, 1859 and 1899Harold G. VatterHarold G. Vatter Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 18, Number 1, Part 1Oct., 1969Part 1 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/450402 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright 1969 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

The Oil Shale Industry's Water Problems

An oil shale industry producing 2 million bpd of oil can be expected to require each year the diversion of about 750,000 acre-ft for direct use, plus use by the population and affiliated industries which oil shale development will add to the economy of the upper Colorado River basin. Of this, about 500,000 acre-ft would be consumed, and about 250,000 acre-ft returned to the river. The total lawfully usable water supply in the upper basin is a good deal less than the total visible supply. This is due to interstate commitments to down-stream users. The effect, particularly in Colorado, is that there is not enough uncommitted water available for use in the state of origin to supply the anticipated water requirements of the oil shale industry. These requirements must be met in large part by purchasing existing water rights and perhaps reducing the state's agricultural economy in some degree as a partial offset to benefits to be derived from the new industry. The ultimate remedy, which may well occur, is importation of several million acre-feet annually, into the Colorado River basin from other watersheds.

Time Is of the Essence

WITH the impact of defense orders beginning to make itself felt throughout the chemical industry, and the likelihood of additional government controls on production and consumption, there is a growing need for accurate statistics on production and consumption of chemical items. This is particularly true with synthetic organic chemicals including plastics. For these data, Government and manufacturers alike turn to the Tariff Commission since the commission's chemical division is the only agency which collects such statistics. It has been brought to our attention that efforts of the Tariff Commission to collect data for its annual report for 1950 are being seriously hindered by the delayed submission of statistics from a small number of the major producers. To date, for example, complete returns have been received from 85% of the 565 manufacturers of the 6000 to 7000 chemicals listed in the report. This total, however, represents only about 50% of total domestic production. Without the data ...