The nature of the farm : contracts, risk, and organization in agriculture

The nature of the farm : contracts, risk, and organization in agriculture / Douglas W. Allen and Dean Lueck.

The Nature of the Farm is a theoretical and empirical study of contracts and organization in agriculture based on the transaction cost framework. Transaction costs are important in agriculture because nature (for example, seasonality, weather, pests) plays such a critical role in determining output...

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Main Author:	Allen, Douglas W. (Douglas Ward), 1960-
Other Authors:	Lueck, Dean
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Subjects:	Farm management. Agriculture > Economic aspects. Sharecropping. Risk management. Agricultural contracts. risk management. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General. Agriculture > Economic aspects Agricultural contracts Farm management Risk management Sharecropping Landbouweconomie. Organisatiekunde. Transactiekosten. Risicobeheersing.
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