Beyond the Amber Waves of Grain: An Examination of Social and Economic Restructuring in the Heartland

ISBN-13: 9780367016784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 274 str.

Paul Lasley; F. Larry Leistritz; Linda M. Lobao

Opis

This book explores the large-scale impacts of economic restructuring in the Midwest in response to the 1980s farm crisis. Drawing upon detailed surveys from twelve north-central states, the authors offer a comprehensive view of farm restructuring and its social, economic, and political consequences.

Spis treści

 Introduction: farm restructuring and crisis in the heartland, Linda Lobao and Paul Lasley; the agricultures of the Midwest and their demographic and economic environments, Daryl Hobbs and Robert Weagley. Part 1 The farm enterprise: financial characteristics of farm operations, F. Larry Leistritz and Freddie L. Barnard; the process of adaptation and the consequences to the farm system, Bruce B. Johnson and Raymond D. Vlasin; plans for changing the farming business and needs for training, Kent D. Olson and William E. Saupe. Part 2 The farm household: the changing division of labour on American farms, Jackie Fellows; the effects of financial hardship on familial well-being, P. Lasley; perceiving hardship and managing life, Katherine Meyer. Part 3 The farm community: community change, Arlo Biere; organization, community and political involvement as responses to rural restructuring, L. Lobao. Part 4 Policy implications: the farm crisis in the Midwest - trends and implications, F.L. Leistritz and K. Meyer; methodology, P. Lasley

O autorze

Paul Lasley (Author) , F. Larry Leistritz (Author)