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Structural Retardation and the Modernization of French Agriculture: A Skeptical View

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The structural retardation hypothesis locates the source of stagnation in French agriculture primarily within agriculture — inthe economic, political, and sociological consequences of a peasant system of agricultural production. It is argued in this paper that the poor performance of French agriculture from the 1870s to the 1940s is to be found in the limited opportunities for agricultural growth provided by the French economy. Evidence suggests that the slow growth in demand for agricultural output, the slow growth in demand for labor by the non-agricultural sector, and the limited investment in the institutional infrastructure to support agricultural development were the primary sources of stagnation.

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  • Ruttan, Vernon W., 1978. "Structural Retardation and the Modernization of French Agriculture: A Skeptical View," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(3), pages 714-728, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:38:y:1978:i:03:p:714-728_08
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    1. Rembisz, Wlodzimierz, 1989. "The Anatomy Of 'Balanced' Growth In Agriculture," Staff Papers 13650, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    2. Juan-Pierré BRUWER & André VAN DEN BERG, 2017. "The conduciveness of the South African economic environment and Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise sustainability: A literature review," Expert Journal of Business and Management, Sprint Investify, vol. 5(1), pages 1-12.
    3. Xavier Irz & Terry L. Roe, 1997. "Agriculture and economic growth in a market economy : analysis of the French postwar experience," Post-Print hal-02285607, HAL.
    4. François Crouzet, 2003. "The historiography of French economic growth in the nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 56(2), pages 215-242, May.
    5. Nadine Herrard & Yves Le Roux & Yves Surry & . Département d'Ecnomie Et de Sociologie Rurales, Rennes, 1996. "A bayesian analysis of trade in agri-food products : an application to France," Post-Print hal-02354663, HAL.

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