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Food and the Mid-Level Farm(1st Edition)
Renewing an Agriculture of the Middle (Food, Health, and the Environment)
by Thomas A. Lyson, Rick Welsh, G. W. Stevenson, Fred Kirschenmann, Frederick H. Buttel, Mike Duffy, Kenneth A. Dahlberg, Thomas W. Gray, Amy Guptill, Mary Hendrickson, William Heffernan, David Lind, Elizabeth Barham, Eileen Brady, Caitlin O'brady, Rich Pirog, Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer, Shelley Grow, Elizabeth Higgins, Sandra S. Batie, Peter Carstensen, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by The Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-12299-3, ISBN: 0-262-12299-5

"Practitioners and scholars from a range of disciplines discuss how midsize farms can better connect with consumers, organize collectively to develop markets for their products, and promote public policies that address agriculture-of-the-middle issues.Agriculture in the United States today increasingly operates in two separate spheres: large, corporate-connected commodity production and distribution systems and small-scale farms that mar ..."






Food and the Mid-Level Farm(1st Edition)
Renewing an Agriculture of the Middle (Food, Health, and the Environment)
by Rick Welsh, Thomas A. Lyson, G. W. Stevenson, Mike Duffy, Amy Guptill, William Heffernan, David Lind, Elizabeth Barham, Eileen Brady, Caitlin O'brady, Rich Pirog, Shelley Grow, Elizabeth Higgins, Peter Carstensen, Fred Kirschenmann, Mary Hendrickson, Frederick H. Buttel, Kenneth A. Dahlberg, Thomas W. Gray, Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer, Sandra S. Batie, Robert Gottlieb, Mun S. Ho, The Mit Press
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by The Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-62215-8, ISBN: 0-262-62215-7

"Agriculture in the United States today increasingly operates in two separate spheres: large, corporate-connected commodity production and distribution systems and small-scale farms that market directly to consumers. As a result, midsize family-operated farms find it increasingly difficult to find and reach markets for their products. They are too big to use the direct marke ..."






Alternative Institutional Structures(1st Edition)
Evolution and impact (The Economics of Legal Relationships)
by Sandra Batie, Nicholas Mercuro, Alfred Allan Schmid
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77478-9, ISBN: 0-415-77478-0

"In the spring on 2006, a workshop was held at Michigan State University to honour the career of A. Allan Schmid and his writings about how institutions evolve and how alternative institutions, including property rights, shape political relationships and impact economic performance. This edited book is the outcome of the workshop. It is a collection of original essays that explores several approaches to understanding the impact of altern ..."






Alternative Institutional Structures
Evolution and impact
by Sandra Batie, Nicholas Mercuro
Ebook, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-203-89443-9, ISBN: 0-203-89443-X

"New York: Huebsch. Walker, J. and E. Ostrom, 2003. Conclusion. ... R.F. and G. Thews (eds.), Human Physiology. 2nd edition. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 7 Simplicity in institutional design Nathan Berg Introduction Economists often Institutions ..."






Alternative Institutional Structures
Evolution and impact
by Sandra Batie, Nicholas Mercuro
Ebook, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-135-97490-9, ISBN: 1-135-97490-X

"Support from the National Science Foundation andthe MacArthur Foundation is deeply appreciated. Thanks also to thecolleagueswho havegivenme excellent feedbackon earlierdrafts – XavierBasurto, Sue Crawford, Nicolas Faysse, Robert Holahan, Marco Janssen, Filippo Menczer, and Brian Steed – and to Patty Lezotte forall of hergreat spirit and editing skills. 2 MartyAnderies, Robert Goldstone, MarcoJanssen, Filippo Menczer, JuanCamilo Car ..."






Alternative Institutional Structures
Evolution and Impact
by Sandra Batie, Nicholas Mercuro
Ebook, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-135-97491-6, ISBN: 1-135-97491-8

"... ensuring long-term financial stability and growth,” Cooperative Partners, January. Johnson, J. (2007b) Personal interview, CHS Inc., Invergrove Heights, May 4. Knutson, R.D. (1973) “A four-step action program needed,” in Cooperatives Response to Emerging Crises: American Cooperation 1973–1974, Washington, DC: American Institute of Cooperation. Koford, K.J. and Miller, J.B. ( 1991) “Habit, custom, and norms in economics,” in K.J. ..."

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Kenneth Dahlberg

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