Conventional theories of rural development, coherent with Fordist approaches to the regulation of the economy (Marsden 1992), had been largely inspired to the principles of modernization (van der Ploeg 1995). These principle advocate a) adoption of science-based industrial techniques in the agricultural sector; b) regional specialization of rural areas on primary production, and therefore a clear-cut rural/urban divide; c) out-migration from rural areas as a way to reduce the pressure on land and on rural resources. The restructuring process of the countryside have caused a significant crisis in the interpretative ability of these theories. Following Cloke (1997), the authors suggest that rural change challenges interpretative categories of four theoretical domains: Structure/agency, Society/space, Nature/culture , Self/other.
The rural web: A synthesis
BRUNORI, GIANLUCA;
2008-01-01
Abstract
Conventional theories of rural development, coherent with Fordist approaches to the regulation of the economy (Marsden 1992), had been largely inspired to the principles of modernization (van der Ploeg 1995). These principle advocate a) adoption of science-based industrial techniques in the agricultural sector; b) regional specialization of rural areas on primary production, and therefore a clear-cut rural/urban divide; c) out-migration from rural areas as a way to reduce the pressure on land and on rural resources. The restructuring process of the countryside have caused a significant crisis in the interpretative ability of these theories. Following Cloke (1997), the authors suggest that rural change challenges interpretative categories of four theoretical domains: Structure/agency, Society/space, Nature/culture , Self/other.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
