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Ester Boserup
Danish economist (1910–1999)
Ester Boserup | |
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| Born | Ester Børgesen (1910-05-18)18 May 1910 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 24 September 1999(1999-09-24) (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Danish |
Ester Boserup (18 May 1910[1] – 24 September 1999) was a Danish economist.
She studied economic and agricultural development, worked at the United Nations as well as other international organizations, and wrote seminal books on agrarian change and the role of women in development.
Boserup is known for her theory of agricultural intensification, also known as Boserup's theory, which posits that population change drives the intensity of agricultural production.
Her position countered the Malthusian theory that agricultural methods determine population via limits on food supply. Her best-known book on this subject, The Conditions of Agricultural Growth, presents a "dynamic analysis embracing all types of primitive agriculture." (Boserup, E.
1965