Prices and structural response in English agriculture, 1873–1896
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8853983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E H Hunt (London School of Economics and Political Science), S J Pam (London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-505 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0289.00065 |
| OpenAlex | W2023784780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article examines an agricultural dimension of the `entrepreneurial failure' debate. It is often claimed that structural change in agriculture was retarded by the conservatism of agriculturalists in the south east who, allegedly, persisted with corn when price changes signalled a switch to meat and dairying. Existing price series and the price evidence as it appeared to farmers and landlords at the time are re‐examined and shown to be neither clear nor consistent. The evidence suggests that contrasts in the fortunes of livestock and arable farmers have been exaggerated and that in this respect, even if not others, arable farmers were less irrational than their critics suppose
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Arable land · Conservatism · Economics · Geography · Irrational number · Livestock · Market economy · Political science · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Forestry · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2020 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |