History A-Level
Rural poverty
What Rural poverty means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Rural poverty
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Agriculture remained the main employer, but yields were low, landholding was unequal and the 1949 harvest was poor.
Topics that use Rural poverty
- Establishing communist rule (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Infrastructure collapse
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