Socioeconomics of agriculture
Item
Title
Socioeconomics of agriculture
Creator
Mann, Stefan
Date
2018
Publisher
Springer
Description
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.
Subject
Agriculture
Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Language
English
isbn
978-3-319-74141-3
978-3-319-74140-6
