Although the great majority of UK farms are run as family businesses, the family dimension
of these businesses is frequently neglected. There are nevertheless important inferences to …

The purpose of this book is to take stock of the 50 or more years of rural sociological
research on agriculture in the USA and to provide an overview of changing research foci …

This paper provides a selective survey of food regimes and food regime analysis since the
seminal article by Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael in 1989, and further traced …

Two-thirds of the population of the world are poor, and their number is growing in the first as
well as in the third world, despite billions of dollars of aid. The economic development …

Beginning with a theoretical and empirical critique of the prevailing'ideal'development model
of complementary intersectoral linkages between agriculture and industry, a fresh …

This book explores the position, role and significance of the peasantry in an era of
globalization, particularly of the agrarian markets and food industries. It argues that the …

In this exciting and challenging work, Norman Long brings together years of work and
thought in development studies to provide a key text for guiding future development …

This is a revised and expanded edition of a popular textbook on the economics of farm
households in developing countries. The second edition retains the same building blocks …

This dissertation reports on a seminal study of the genesis, development, and current
character of organic production in California. It shows that the recent boom in organic …

Few industries have expanded faster over the past 50 years than tourism. It has brought
employment to millions, and given pleasure, variety, rest and recreation to countless …