Farmer autonomy and the farming self

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-171

  Stock, Paul V ^a   Forney, Jérémie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Autonomy; Farmers; Farming self; New zealand; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AUTONOMY; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; LIFESTYLE; AGRICULTURE; RURAL SOCIETY;

NEW ZEALAND; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84907308660     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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