Book
Agriculture, industrialization, and tourism: the economics of modern Basque farming
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages: 2, 14, 353 leaves
By: Greenwood, Davydd James.
Abstract
This is a detailed study in economic anthropology analyzing the various factors that have influenced changes in agricultural practices on coastal Spanish Basque farms in Fuenterrabia municipality, Guipuzcoa province, from 1920 to 1969; a period in which tourism began to gain increasing importance in the economy and industrialization intensified. This dissertation documents '…the shift from subsistence-oriented farming based on cattle raising and arboriculture to specialized commercial cattle raising and/or horticulture' (p. 1). Two fundamental questions raised by the author throughout this study are how the Basque farm family is able to adapt its produce and what the long-term effects of these adaptations have on the general agricultural patterns within Fuenterrabia municipality. Greenwood hypothesizes two types of models for the analysis of his data -- the aggregate and management unit models. These he defines, operationalizes, and applies in an integrated framework to the resolution of the questions asked above.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Southern Europe
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Economist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1990-1991
- Field Date
- 1968-1969
- Coverage Date
- 1920-1969
- Coverage Place
- Fuenterrabia, Guipuzcoa Province, Spain
- Notes
- [by] Davydd James Greenwood
- UM 71-4463
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-353)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Pittsburgh, 1970
- LCSH
- Basques