Labor, Markets, And Agricultural Production / Edition 1

by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367013363
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/07/2019
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.81(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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