A New System of Labour Management in African Large-Scale Agriculture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2285459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Gibbons (DIIS Strandgade 56 Copenhagen 1401 K Denmark), Peter Gibbon (DIIS Strandgade 56 Copenhagen 1401 K Denmark, corresponding author), Lone Riisgaard (0000-0002-8827-3227, Roskilde University Centre Roskilde Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-128 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/joac.12043 |
| OpenAlex | W1958938455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 47 |
This paper applies a convention theory (CT) approach to the analysis of labour management systems in African large-scale farming. The reconstruction of previous analyses of high-value crop production on large-scale farms in Africa in terms of CT suggests that, since 1980-95, labour management has moved from a 'domestic' to a 'market' system. However, data collected by the authors from a sample of 11 large-scale rose farms in Kenya in 2011 (covering around 20% of national output) points to the adoption of systems that, in CT terms, combine 'industrial' and 'civic' elements. The paper concludes by suggesting a series of hypotheses that might explain this trend
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Convention · Economics · Geography · Microeconomics · Production (economics · Returns to scale · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Value (mathematics · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Livestock and Poultry Management · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 1,85 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |