The Rational Peasant
The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of California Press
Published:1st Jul '92
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Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the self-interested interactions of peasants. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasant moral economy in which the village community is primarily responsible for ensuring the welfare of its members.
ISBN: 9780520039544
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 454g
332 pages