Labour and Locality

Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process

AvTerry Marsden,Philip Lowe

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Critical Perspectives on Rural Change

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Beskrivning

Originally published in 1992, the volume shows through the lens of labour processes how global forces are played out at the local level. A range of important issues is addressed, including the commoditization and transformation of rural labour, and the role played by state policy in restructuring rural labour markets.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Perspectives on Rural Change
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032497044

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Review of the original edition of Labour and Locality: ‘It fills an important gap in the literature and will be of interest to geographers and non-geographers alike.’ Tom Lethbridge, The Professional Geographer, Volume 46, Issue 1.

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Introduction: Labour and Locality: Emerging Research Issues Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe and Sarah Whatmore 1. The Reconstitution of Locality: Technology and Labour in Modern Agriculture Jan Douwe Van der Ploeg 2. Transformation of the Labour System and Work Processes in a Rapidly Modernising Agriculture: The Evolving Case of Spain Miren Etxezarreta 3. Rural Labour Markets Meeting Urbanisation and the Arena Society: New Challenges for Policy and Planning in Rural Scandinavia Lars Olof Persson 4. Class-based Social Mobility on the Rural/Urban Fringe: Cambodian Farmworkers in Philadelphia Max J. Pfeffer 5. Local Culture, Life Mode and Development in a Norwegian Rural Community Mariann Villa and Reidar Almås 6. On the Margins: Uneven Development and Rural Restructuring in the Highlands of Scotland Richard J. Smith 7. Representing the Region: Welsh Farmers and the British State Jonathon Murdoch .