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The parallel between Green Revolution wheat and rice diffu- 

 sion is relatively easy to draw. The real significance of the sugar- 

 cane experience, however, is in its implications for a broader view 

 of diffusion. International diffusion based on direct transfer of 

 tangible technology from country to country is a limited 

 phenomenon in the modern world. It is also limited as a concept 

 with which to approach the study of growth and discovery. 



