I n this issue

Vol. 5. No. 5. June 1975

Edward Goldsmith

S. P. Dhua

Joanne Bower

Nicolas Georgescu-Roegen

Development Forum

D. Bryce-Smith

COMMENT

Heads You Win Tails I Lose

FEATURE ARTICLES

Need for Organo-Mineral Fertilizer in Tropical Agriculture I n the hig h temperatures and hig h humidit y o f tropica l countries decomposition o f organic matte r i n the soi l is extremely rapid .

Do We Need a Minister of Nutrition?

When foo d and agriculture are administered fro m the same department wh o cares fo r the nutritiona l value o f the product ?

Energy and Economic Myths Part 1 The economic process, lik e any other lif e process, is irreversible, hence i t cannot be explained i n mechanical terms alone.

REPORTS

National Economic Parks

Corgi or Watchdog?

BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS

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