The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 184844625X ISBN 13 : 9781848446250

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The agriculture sector around the world has experienced profound changes in recent years. This unique and path-breaking Handbook draws together the best current research in the area of entrepreneurship in agriculture, food production and rural development.

Agriculture policy reforms have impacted farm incomes, while demand side changes have required the development of sophisticated market driven strategies. Farmers have demonstrated uneven abilities to adapt and adjust to these ongoing changes. The ability and propensity of farmers to engage in entrepreneurial behaviors is a key explanation of the different patterns of responses within the sector. This book examines these issues through three main themes. The first theme focuses on the firm and the individual entrepreneurs, exploring entrepreneurship within the farm sector. The second takes a sector and industry perspective, exploring new developments in food production and distribution systems. The third theme explores the inter-relationship between agricultural entrepreneurship and its spatial context. Contributions are drawn from international research settings (Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia) and offer an interdisciplinary approach to the subject.

This astute Handbook, which will challenge and enrich the current literature, will appeal to academics in entrepreneurship, small business studies, agriculture, rural studies, rural sociology and agricultural economics, as well as food industry economists, policymakers and all those interested in supporting agricultural and rural businesses.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Edited by Gry Agnete Alsos, Professor, Nord University Business School, Norway, Sara Carter, Vice-Principal and Head of the college of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK, Elisabet Ljunggren, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Norway and Friederike Welter, President and Managing Director, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn and Professor, University of Siegen, Germany

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184844625X
• ISBN 13: 9781848446250
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Alsos Gry Agnete, Carter Sara, Ljunggren Elisabet, Welter Friederike
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible