The nature of the farm : contracts, risk, and organization in agriculture /

The Nature of the Farm is a theoretical and empirical study of contracts and organization in agriculture based on the transaction cost framework. Transaction costs are important in agriculture because nature (for example, seasonality, weather, pests) plays such a critical role in determining output...

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Main Author:	Allen, Douglas W. (Douglas Ward), 1960-
Other Authors:	Lueck, Dean
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Subjects:	Farm management. Agriculture > Economic aspects. Sharecropping. Risk management. Agricultural contracts. ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics ECONOMICS/Industrial Organization Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book