Labor, Markets, and Agricultural Production

ISBN-13: 9780367013363 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 328 str.

Jan Douwe van der Ploeg

Opis

Focusing on the complex and often contradictory relationships between agricultural production and markets, Labor, Markets, and Agricultural Production examines the micro-macro linkages between farm production, farm labor issues, and the degree of autonomy or dependency vis-Ã-vis markets. By comparing the case of farmers in Peru, generally regarded as peripheral agricultural producers, with that of European farmers able to easily access the centralized markets of the EEC, Dr. van der Ploeg is able to draw general conclusions about the ongoing process of commoditization of agriculture and the roles farmers play in agrarian development.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Heterogeneity and Styles of Farming -- Dairy Farming in Emilia Romagna, Italy -- Potato Production in the Peruvian Highlands -- Peasant Struggles, Unions, and Cooperatives -- Commoditization and the Social Relations of Production