The State and the Farmer

Peter Self, Herbert J. Storing

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032473468
• eBook ISBN: 9781000868593
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Agribusiness
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Originally published in 1987, this book is written primarily for planners, public administrators and project managers in countries or international agencies considering a development strategy in which agribusiness and rural enterprise projects are viewed as a desirable policy instrument for generating employment and income. It makes available the background and methodology of project analysis so that agribusiness and rural enterprise project can be designed, implemented and reviewed effectively in a wide range of circumstances. It outlines how to establish objectively the potential and limitations of agribusiness and rural enterprise projects; provides guidelines for deciding whether a project can be effective; considers the policy issues relating to such projects and suggests techniques for judging project performance.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Table of Contents
• I Agriculture and the State
• II Farmers United
• III The Quest for Stability
• IV Marketing Monopolies
• V The Birch in the Cupboard
• VI Partnership in the Field
• VII The Workers’ Place in the Sun
• VIII Gentlemen, Limited
• IX The Politics of Agriculture
• X Agriculture and the Public Interest
• A Government Support to Agriculture (1959–60)
• B Supervision and Dispossession
• C Landlords’ Control of Tenants
• D The Farmers’ Vote
• E Note on Sources
• Index