Title: Beyond the Amber Waves of Grain: An Examination of Social and Economic Restructuring in the Heartland
Abstract:Introduction: farm restructuring and crisis in the heartland, Linda Lobao and Paul Lasley the agricultures of the Midwest and their demographic and economic environments, Daryl Hobbs and Robert Weagle...Introduction: farm restructuring and crisis in the heartland, Linda Lobao and Paul Lasley the agricultures of the Midwest and their demographic and economic environments, Daryl Hobbs and Robert Weagley. Part 1 The farm enterprise: financial characteristics of farm operations, F. Larry Leistritz and Freddie L. Barnard the process of adaptation and the consequences to the farm system, Bruce B. Johnson and Raymond D. Vlasin plans for changing the farming business and needs for training, Kent D. Olson and William E. Saupe. Part 2 The farm household: the changing division of labour on American farms, Jackie Fellows the effects of financial hardship on familial well-being, P. Lasley perceiving hardship and managing life, Katherine Meyer. Part 3 The farm community: community change, Arlo Biere organization, community and political involvement as responses to rural restructuring, L. Lobao. Part 4 Policy implications: the farm crisis in the Midwest - trends and implications, F.L. Leistritz and K. Meyer methodology, P. LasleyRead More
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-04-09
Language: en
Type: book
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