Agricultural adjustment and the diversification of farm households and corporate farms in Central Europe

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-77

  Chaplin, Hannah ^a   Davidova, Sophia ^a   Gorton, Matthew ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Corporate farms; Farm households; Job creation; Non agricultural diversification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; POLAND;

EID: 0346963926     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(03)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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