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The Green Revolution in Asia & other parts of the world has brought about a recent shift in development strategy in favor of renewed emphasis on agriculture. Previously, development politics emphasized heavy industry, import substitution in industry under protective tariffs, low food prices for Ur consumers, & a direct or indirect subsidization of the industrial sector at the expense of agriculture. The dynamic role in terms of increasing both output & employment was assigned to the industrial Ur sector. The advent of the Green Revolution with its possibilities of high rates of growth in predominantly agricultural economies & hopes for a solution to unemployment in the countryside, has brought about a renewed interest in agriculture in development policies & in the development literature. This results from disenchantment with urbanization for its: (1) growing food crises & their consequent impact on domestic prices & imports, (2) higher rate of growth in the LF, & (3) a growth of employment & output in the industrial sector that is inadequate for preventing unemployment. 2 Tables, 6 Figures. Modified HA.