Labour and Locality
Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process
1st Edition
Published on 8. June 2023
194 pages
978-1-000-88279-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-000-88279-7 (9781000882797)
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Terry Marsden | Philip Lowe | Sarah Whatmore
Labour and Locality
Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process
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04/2025
1st Edition
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Terry Marsden | Philip Lowe | Sarah Whatmore
Labour and Locality
Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process
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06/2023
1st Edition
Routledge
€132.10
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Content
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 Almas 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 .
