Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325689 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA) [ISSN:] 2281-1559 [Volume:] 79 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 5-17
Publisher: 
Firenze University Press, Florence
Abstract: 
Rural studies are the theoretically informed and empirically grounded integration of disciplines that, until recently, were widely separated. This separation came with different grammars, mutually contrasting problem definitions and different methodological instruments that together resulted in a scattered understanding of countryside, farming, and the processing and distribution of food. The article discusses the main features of rural studies and especially explores the theoretical, institutional and historical backgrounds of these features. It argues that the specificity of agriculture strongly impacts its study and theoretical representation - as much as the resulting theories contribute to shaping the unfolding of agricultural activities over time.
Subjects: 
make-or-buy
Neo-institutional Analysis
rural development
rural studies
JEL: 
Q19
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Document Type: 
Article

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