Labour and Locality

Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process

Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe, Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford, UK)

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01 April 2025

Labour economics; Primary industries; Human geography; Regional geography; Agricultural science

Series: Critical Perspectives on Rural Change

Originally published in 1992, the volume shows through the lens of labour processes how global forces are played out at the local level. A range of important issues is addressed, including the commoditization and transformation of rural labour, and the role played by state policy in restructuring rural labour markets.

Edited by: Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe, Sarah Whatmore (University of Oxford, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032497044
ISBN 10: 1032497041
Series: Critical Perspectives on Rural Change
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction: Labour and Locality: Emerging Research Issues Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe and Sarah Whatmore 1. The Reconstitution of Locality: Technology and Labour in Modern Agriculture Jan Douwe Van der Ploeg 2. Transformation of the Labour System and Work Processes in a Rapidly Modernising Agriculture: The Evolving Case of Spain Miren Etxezarreta 3. Rural Labour Markets Meeting Urbanisation and the Arena Society: New Challenges for Policy and Planning in Rural Scandinavia Lars Olof Persson 4. Class-based Social Mobility on the Rural/Urban Fringe: Cambodian Farmworkers in Philadelphia Max J. Pfeffer 5. Local Culture, Life Mode and Development in a Norwegian Rural Community Mariann Villa and Reidar Almås 6. On the Margins: Uneven Development and Rural Restructuring in the Highlands of Scotland Richard J. Smith 7. Representing the Region: Welsh Farmers and the British State Jonathon Murdoch .

Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe and Sarah Whatmore

Reviews for Labour and Locality: Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process

Review of the original edition of Labour and Locality: ‘It fills an important gap in the literature and will be of interest to geographers and non-geographers alike.’ Tom Lethbridge, The Professional Geographer, Volume 46, Issue 1.