Year: 1994
Type: book
Abstract: In this introductory chapter, I discuss the theoretical implications of endogenous and exogenous growth patterns in agriculture.I argue that such patterns can be characterized only if the variable mechanisms through which farming is linked to markets and technology are introduced into the analysis.This brings then attention to the empirical side of the question: how to identify, in the overwhelming and often confusing heterogeneity of agriculture, those phenomena that embody forms of endogenous development.Among various methodological perspectives, I suggest that 'styles of farming' appears to be one of the most promising.It allows us to conceptualize as social constructions the specific ways in which the labour process in farming is organized (that is, how the process of production is organized as well as how the farm develops through time).It is through a detailed analysis of the heterogeneity in agriculture, especially in marginal areas, that patterns of endogenous growth may be discerned and analyzed.
Author: J.D. van der Ploeg
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2099835996