| Titre | Les ouvriers-paysans en Europe et dans le monde | |
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| Auteur | Corrado Barberis | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 49-50, 1973 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | L'urbanisation des campagnes |
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| Page | 106-121 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Peasant-Workers in Europe and the World.
With the help of historical examples and contemporary statistics, this article examines the professional situation and the sociological "state of mind" of the peasant-worker, considering whether or not he represents the integration of traditional agriculture and modern industry or simply the juxtaposition of two activities. One of the first difficulties encountered in this study in the ambiguity of the expression "part-time"; examples are given to show the diversity of criteria (economic importance, time allotted, actual work accomplished) used to distinguish "full-time" and "part-time" activities in different European countries and the United States. After delineating the statistical problems raised by the analysis of the kinds of employment chosen by part-time farmers (e.g. agricultural, industrial, commercial), the author treats part-time work at the family (as opposed to individual) level, explaining how different members may pursue alternate activities that contribute to the economic development of the group as a whole. The consequences of part-time employment on the structure and conception on the agricultural family are mentioned. Examples of the relationship of part-time agriculture to industrial expansion in various countries lead the author to conclude that the essential difference is not between part-time and full-time but between dilettante farming and professional farming. He predicts the advent of "pleasure-farming"; with the development of synthetic foods, agriculture will no longer be a livelihood for the socially if not economically poor, but a pastime, a luxury enjoyed by the rich. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1973_num_49_1_1865 |
