From disappearance to recovery: family farming in Central Europe Questioning the path dependency hypothesis

Resumo

Family farming is organized in different forms in the countries of Central Europe where collectivisation had been implemented. Many of these forms are different than seen in other parts of Europe. The reprivatisation and revival of family farming systems has been seen to be a complex process dependent on many determining factors. This article addresses why the various types of farms have arisen, why they survive or fail as a result of a process of de-collectivisation. The inheritance of the organisational of farms from parent to child has had to be replaced and questions arise about historical ownership and how this explains present forms. Small and large farms are generally dominate the agrarian structure. In a number of countries the family farms of a medium and a large size is less significant. To explain this situation a re-evaluation of institutional changes must be conducted, especially in light of both historical and current bifurcation where smaller smooth changes to the system caused sudden ‘qualitative’ or topological changes. Institutional change has to be considered and analysed as a moment of gradual elimination of the collectivized system through a number sequences of causally related events, each at a different pace. The absence or the weakness of modern family farms is the result of an unfavourable mix of both informal and formal institutions that put pressure on the revival of family farming. The political and economic environment created during transitional

Tipo

Artigo

Área

Agrárias

Ano

2015

Idioma

Inglês

Páginas

27

Licença

CC BY

DOI

10.53098/wir.2015.1.1.166.1/05

Como citar (ABNT)

MAUREL, Marie-Claude. From disappearance to recovery: family farming in Central Europe Questioning the path dependency hypothesis. Wieś i Rolnictwo, n. 1.1 (166.1), p. 79-105, 2015. DOI: 10.53098/wir.2015.1.1.166.1/05.