Neoliberal natures on the farm: Farmer autonomy and cooperation in comparative perspective

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 411-422

  Stock, Paul V ^a   Forney, Jérémie ^b   Emery, Steven B ^c   Wittman, Hannah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Cooperative; Farmers; Independence; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; NEOLIBERALISM;

BRAZIL; ENGLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84915753337     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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