Beckford, George L. Persistent poverty : underdevelopment in plantation economies of the Third World / George L. Beckford. - London : Totowa, N.J. : Zed Books ; U.S. distributor, Biblio Distribution Center, c1983. - xxv, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Third World studies . Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0862322073 (pbk.) Subjects--Topical Terms: Poor--Developing countries.Agricultural laborers--Developing countries.Plantations--Developing countries. Dewey Class. No.: 330.9 / BEP 1983