Beyond the Amber Waves of Grain - An Examination of Social and Economic Restructuring in the Heartland

List of contents

 Introduction: farm restructuring and crisis in the heartland, Linda Lobao and Paul Lasley; the agricultures of the Midwest and their demographic and economic environments, Daryl Hobbs and Robert Weagley. Part 1 The farm enterprise: financial characteristics of farm operations, F. Larry Leistritz and Freddie L. Barnard; the process of adaptation and the consequences to the farm system, Bruce B. Johnson and Raymond D. Vlasin; plans for changing the farming business and needs for training, Kent D. Olson and William E. Saupe. Part 2 The farm household: the changing division of labour on American farms, Jackie Fellows; the effects of financial hardship on familial well-being, P. Lasley; perceiving hardship and managing life, Katherine Meyer. Part 3 The farm community: community change, Arlo Biere; organization, community and political involvement as responses to rural restructuring, L. Lobao. Part 4 Policy implications: the farm crisis in the Midwest - trends and implications, F.L. Leistritz and K. Meyer; methodology, P. Lasley

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Paul Lasley (Author) , F. Larry Leistritz (Author)

Summary

This book explores the large-scale impacts of economic restructuring in the Midwest in response to the 1980s farm crisis. Drawing upon detailed surveys from twelve north-central states, the authors offer a comprehensive view of farm restructuring and its social, economic, and political consequences.

Product details

• Authors: Freddie L Barnard, Freddie L. Barnard, Arlo Biere, Jackie Fellows, Daryl Hobbs, Bruce Johnson, Lasley, Paul Lasley, Paul Leistritz Lasley, Lasley Paul, F Larry Leistritz, F. Larry Leistritz, Linda M Lobao, Linda M. Lobao, Katherine Meyer, Kent D Olson, Kent D. Olson, William E. Saupe, Raymond D. Vlasin, Robert Weagley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367016784
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01678-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Rural communities / rural life