The nature of the farm : contracts, risk and organization in agriculture
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Douglas Ward Allen; Dean Lueck
- ناشر : Cambridge ; London : the MIT Press, cop
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2002
- شابک / ISBN : 9780262122535
Description
Contents Preface vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Farming in North America 17 I CONTRACTS AND THE TRANSACTION COST FRAMEWORK 31 3 The Simplicity of Agricultural Contracts 33 4 Choosing between Cropshare and Cash Rent Contracts 49 5 Sharing Inputs and Outputs 69 II RISK SHARING AS AN ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORK 93 6 Risk Sharing and the Choice of Contract 95 7 Ratchet Effects in Agricultural Contracts 121 III EXTENDING THE FRAMEWORK: FARM ORGANIZATION 137 8 Ownership versus Contracting for the Control of Assets 139 9 Farm Organization and Vertical Control 167 10 Conclusion 199 Appendix A: Data 205 Appendix B: Mathematical 219 Notes 223 References 243 Index 255
