Socioeconomics of Agriculture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781013270024)

This open access book applies for the first time emerging concepts of socioeconomics to analyse an economic sector, namely agriculture. It considers the rational choices of all actors in the system (just as agricultural economists do) and their cultural preferences and constraints (just as rural sociologists do). Socioeconomic concepts are subsequently used to structure agricultural issues with regard to the three governance mechanisms (hierarchy, markets, and cooperation), and different agricultural systems are presented and compared. The book will be of interest to social scientists with various backgrounds, and seeks to break down the barriers of single-disciplinary thinking.

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Author: Stefan Mann
ISBN-10: 1013270029
ISBN-13: 9781013270024
Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2020
Pages: 114
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.24d