Randy Ziegenhorn

Networking the Farm (eBook, ePUB)

The Social Structure of Cooperation and Competition in Iowa Agriculture

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1999, this book presents the results of an ethnographic study of the emergence of co-operative production networks among hog farm workers in Iowa. In it the author assesses both the internal organizational requirements for the successful network formation and the potential for networks to give farmers a competitive edge in the swine industry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429840012
• Artikelnr.: 54832052

Autorenporträt

Randy Ziegenhorn

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Economies and Farmers: An Overview 3. Case Studies of
Two Networks 4. Case Studies of Other Networks 5. A Model of Cooperation:
Networks and Social Structure 6. The Changing Nature of Swine Production in
Iowa 7. A Model of Competition: The Structure of Credit in Iowa's Swine
Industry 8. Extending the Models.