Evaluating the Impact of Agricultural Innovation in a Pre-Industrial Economy
A historian argues that a major agricultural innovation, such as the introduction of a new high-yield crop, would have permanently and significantly improved the living standards for the average person in a pre-industrial society. Evaluate this claim. In your answer, explain the likely immediate effects on income and the subsequent demographic changes that would support or refute the historian's argument.
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