Author: Richard A. Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This thesis is aimed at explaining and understanding the changes in farm structure in a defined region in East Cork and examining the processes by which this change has taken place. As such, it engages with what has become an increasingly pertinent geographical question; the differential transformation of farm structures in developed market economies and the effects of this process on the economic well being of rural areas. The term 'structural change' generally refers to the decline in farms numbers and the consolidation of existing farm units into larger entities. Because of the diverse nature of data sources necessary to complete such a study, a range of methodologies were used. Substantial use were made of empirical data gleaned from official studies and statistical abstracts, and much of this data were also used in the creation of maps to illustrate the nature and extent of change in agriculture in the East Cork region. A questionnaire was administered to a selected sample of farmers, and the empirical data taken from this were also used. Furthermore, a series of interviews were conducted with farmers and non-farmers working in the support industries. These various data sources are used to examine the subject of agricultural change by breaking it down into various themes, such as the changes in land-use, the technology used in farming and the human elements and consequences of such broad ranging changes in the structure of agriculture. This thesis reveals that structural change has been, until recently, relatively gradual and incremental. The study area has witnessed a subtle but important restructuring of the agricultural production carried out therein, with the concentration of crops of increasing value, particularly during the 1980s. The machinery used to achieve this increase in volume and value of crops became increasingly complicated and expensive, and accordingly became concentrated in the hands of contractors. Crucially, a distinct disparity emerged between farms of different sizes as smaller farms became increasingly unprofitable, and hence unsustainable, as a consequence of the above changes.
Structural Change in Agriculture in Ireland
Author: Richard A. Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This thesis is aimed at explaining and understanding the changes in farm structure in a defined region in East Cork and examining the processes by which this change has taken place. As such, it engages with what has become an increasingly pertinent geographical question; the differential transformation of farm structures in developed market economies and the effects of this process on the economic well being of rural areas. The term 'structural change' generally refers to the decline in farms numbers and the consolidation of existing farm units into larger entities. Because of the diverse nature of data sources necessary to complete such a study, a range of methodologies were used. Substantial use were made of empirical data gleaned from official studies and statistical abstracts, and much of this data were also used in the creation of maps to illustrate the nature and extent of change in agriculture in the East Cork region. A questionnaire was administered to a selected sample of farmers, and the empirical data taken from this were also used. Furthermore, a series of interviews were conducted with farmers and non-farmers working in the support industries. These various data sources are used to examine the subject of agricultural change by breaking it down into various themes, such as the changes in land-use, the technology used in farming and the human elements and consequences of such broad ranging changes in the structure of agriculture. This thesis reveals that structural change has been, until recently, relatively gradual and incremental. The study area has witnessed a subtle but important restructuring of the agricultural production carried out therein, with the concentration of crops of increasing value, particularly during the 1980s. The machinery used to achieve this increase in volume and value of crops became increasingly complicated and expensive, and accordingly became concentrated in the hands of contractors. Crucially, a distinct disparity emerged between farms of different sizes as smaller farms became increasingly unprofitable, and hence unsustainable, as a consequence of the above changes.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This thesis is aimed at explaining and understanding the changes in farm structure in a defined region in East Cork and examining the processes by which this change has taken place. As such, it engages with what has become an increasingly pertinent geographical question; the differential transformation of farm structures in developed market economies and the effects of this process on the economic well being of rural areas. The term 'structural change' generally refers to the decline in farms numbers and the consolidation of existing farm units into larger entities. Because of the diverse nature of data sources necessary to complete such a study, a range of methodologies were used. Substantial use were made of empirical data gleaned from official studies and statistical abstracts, and much of this data were also used in the creation of maps to illustrate the nature and extent of change in agriculture in the East Cork region. A questionnaire was administered to a selected sample of farmers, and the empirical data taken from this were also used. Furthermore, a series of interviews were conducted with farmers and non-farmers working in the support industries. These various data sources are used to examine the subject of agricultural change by breaking it down into various themes, such as the changes in land-use, the technology used in farming and the human elements and consequences of such broad ranging changes in the structure of agriculture. This thesis reveals that structural change has been, until recently, relatively gradual and incremental. The study area has witnessed a subtle but important restructuring of the agricultural production carried out therein, with the concentration of crops of increasing value, particularly during the 1980s. The machinery used to achieve this increase in volume and value of crops became increasingly complicated and expensive, and accordingly became concentrated in the hands of contractors. Crucially, a distinct disparity emerged between farms of different sizes as smaller farms became increasingly unprofitable, and hence unsustainable, as a consequence of the above changes.
Modelling the Effect of Policy Reform on Structural Change in Irish Farming
Author: Thia C. Hennessy
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ISBN:
Category : Fish trade
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fish trade
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An Examination and Projection of Structural Change in Irish Agriculture, 1975-2000
Irish Agricultural Production, Its Volume and Structure
Author: Raymond D. Crotty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural productivity
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Analysis of the development of agriculture in Ireland - covers historical aspects, land tenure, the role of UK, political problems, inflation, population growth, agricultural production, animal production, agricultural policy, agrarian reform and the economic implications thereof, rural development, taxation, etc. References.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural productivity
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Analysis of the development of agriculture in Ireland - covers historical aspects, land tenure, the role of UK, political problems, inflation, population growth, agricultural production, animal production, agricultural policy, agrarian reform and the economic implications thereof, rural development, taxation, etc. References.
After the Famine
Author: Michael Turner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521890946
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
After the Famine examines the recovery in Irish agriculture in the wake of the disastrous potato famine of the 1840s, and presents an annual agricultural output series for Ireland from 1850 to 1914. Michael Turner's detailed 1996 study is in three parts: he analyses the changing structure of agriculture in terms of land use and peasant occupancy; he presents estimates of the annual value of Irish output between 1850 and 1914; and he assesses Irish agricultural performance in terms of several measures of productivity. These analyses are placed in the context of British and European agricultural development, and suggest that, contrary to prevailing orthodoxies, landlords rather than tenants were the main beneficiaries in the period leading up to the land reforms. After the Famine is an important contribution to an extremely controversial area of Irish social and economic history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521890946
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
After the Famine examines the recovery in Irish agriculture in the wake of the disastrous potato famine of the 1840s, and presents an annual agricultural output series for Ireland from 1850 to 1914. Michael Turner's detailed 1996 study is in three parts: he analyses the changing structure of agriculture in terms of land use and peasant occupancy; he presents estimates of the annual value of Irish output between 1850 and 1914; and he assesses Irish agricultural performance in terms of several measures of productivity. These analyses are placed in the context of British and European agricultural development, and suggest that, contrary to prevailing orthodoxies, landlords rather than tenants were the main beneficiaries in the period leading up to the land reforms. After the Famine is an important contribution to an extremely controversial area of Irish social and economic history.
Growth and Structural Transformation
Author: Kwang Suk Kim
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684172195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This study provides a comprehensive overview of Korea’s macroeconomic growth and structural change since World War II, and traces some of the roots of development to the colonial period. The authors explore in detail colonial development, changing national income patterns, relative price shifts, sources of aggregate growth, and sources of sectoral structural change, comparing them with other countries.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684172195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This study provides a comprehensive overview of Korea’s macroeconomic growth and structural change since World War II, and traces some of the roots of development to the colonial period. The authors explore in detail colonial development, changing national income patterns, relative price shifts, sources of aggregate growth, and sources of sectoral structural change, comparing them with other countries.
Structural Changes in West European Agriculture, 1950-70
Author: Cynthia Ann Breitenlohner
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Changing Structure of Irish Farming
Author: James P. Frawley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901138054
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901138054
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Social, Structural and Technological Changes in Agriculture, 1977-85
Author: Mary E. Lassanyi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description