Multifunctional agriculture : a transition theory perspective /

• Main Author: Wilson, G. A. 1961- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Economic aspects.; Agriculture and state.; Agriculture > Environmental aspects.; Agricultural Economics.; Agricultural sector.; Economic theory.; Roles.; Structural change.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 374 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-361) and index.
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Using a novel approach based on transition theory, this book establishes a link between multifunctionality and debates on the postulated transition towards 'post-productivism' in agriculture. It argues that multifunctionality can best be understood as a spectrum of decision-making bounded by productivist and non-productivist action and thought and this normative assessment of multifunctionality better encapsulates the current complexity of agricultural and rural change. This book is intended as a resource for decision-makers in contemporary agricultural and rural spaces, and for researchers and students in social sciences, agriculture and the rural sector. The book has 11 chapters and a subject index.