Subsistence farming, incomes, and agricultural livelihoods in the new member states of the European Union

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-227

  Davidova, Sophia ^a   Fredriksson, Lena ^a   Gorton, Matthew ^b   Mishev, Plamen ^c   Petrovici, Dan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural households; Central and Eastern Europe; Rural development; Subsistence farming; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMING SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84859471851     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1195r     Document Type: Article

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