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020			_a9781138321410
037			_bTaylor & Francis _cGBP 33.99 _fBB
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100	1		_aRandy Ziegenhorn
245	1	0	_aNetworking the Farm _bThe Social Structure of Cooperation and Competition in Iowa Agriculture
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260			_aOxford _bRoutledge _c20200630
300			_a154 p
520			_bPublished in 1999, this book presents the results of an ethnographic study of the emergence of co-operative production networks among hog farm workers in Iowa. In it the author assesses both the internal organizational requirements for the successful network formation and the potential for networks to give farmers a competitive edge in the swine industry. Departing from the traditional emphasis on individual decision making in agricultural economies and economic anthropology, this book emphasizes instead the institutional setting in which such networks are formed. The author argues that networks succeed when they are closely tied to and reflective of local social structure. Those networks that attempt to employ a master plan designed by experts often fail. Although many succesful networks exist, networking has yet to achieve the economic clout enjoyed by large scale corporate swine producers. The author describes the availability of credit for new swine production ventures in Iowa and shows the extent to which large scale producers have developed network-like connections with banks, packers, and contract producers.
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