The Farm Financial Crisis: Socioeconomic Dimensions and Implications for Producers and Rural Areas

ISBN-13: 9780367307547 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 205 str.

Steve H. Murdock; F. Larry Leistritz

Opis

This work is an attempt to address the need for more comprehensive analyses of the socioeconomic impacts of the farm financial crisis of the 1980s.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- The Context of the Crisis -- Financial Characteristics of Farms and of Farm Financial Markets and Policies in the United States -- The Structural Characteristics of U.S. Agriculture: Historical Patterns and Precursors of Producers' Adaptations to the Crisis -- Demographic, Socioeconomic and Service Characteristics of Rural Areas in the United States: The Human Resource Base for the Response to the Crisis -- The Characteristics, Impacts and Long-term Implications of the Crisis -- The Financial Characteristics of Production Units and Producers Experiencing Financial Stress -- Producer Reactions and Adaptations -- Demographic Characteristics of Rural Residents in Financial Distress and Social and Community Impacts of the Farm Crisis -- The Implications of the Current Farm Crisis for Rural America -- Policy Alternatives and Research Agenda -- Technical Appendix

O autorze

Steven H Murdock is regents professor of rural sociology at Texas A&M University. F. Larry Leistritz is distinguished professor of agricultural economics at North Dakota State University.