The Boserup thesis argues that:
A. population increases necessitate increased inputs of labor and technology.
B. distortions of market control may also be introduced to favor certain crops or commodities through subsidies.
C. the uses to which parcels were put was a function of the differing "rent" values placed on seemingly identical lands.
D. expanded food production made possible through the Green Revolution has helped alleviate some of the shortages and famines.
Answer: A
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