The Farm Financial Crisis

Socioeconomic Dimensions And Implications For Producers And Rural Areas
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-30754-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 1980 g

Originally published in 1988. After nearly a decade of prosperity, rural America entered the 1980s with its agricultural base facing a severe financial crisis. Land values, export markets and the general demand for agricultural commodities were declining while the levels of indebtedness reached during the 1970s were becoming increasingly difficult

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leistritz, F Larry

Murdock, Steve H

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface -- Introduction -- The Context of the Crisis -- Financial Characteristics of Farms and of Farm Financial Markets and Policies in the United States -- The Structural Characteristics of U.S. Agriculture: Historical Patterns and Precursors of Producers' Adaptations to the Crisis -- Demographic, Socioeconomic and Service Characteristics of Rural Areas in the United States: The Human Resource Base for the Response to the Crisis -- The Characteristics, Impacts and Long-term Implications of the Crisis -- The Financial Characteristics of Production Units and Producers Experiencing Financial Stress -- Producer Reactions and Adaptations -- Demographic Characteristics of Rural Residents in Financial Distress and Social and Community Impacts of the Farm Crisis -- The Implications of the Current Farm Crisis for Rural America -- Policy Alternatives and Research Agenda -- Technical Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Steven H Murdock is regents professor of rural sociology at Texas A&M University. F. Larry Leistritz is distinguished professor of agricultural economics at North Dakota State University.