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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520039548
ISBN-139780520039544
eBay Product ID (ePID)191031
Product Key Features
Book TitleRATIONAL Peasant : the Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam
Number of Pages332 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPolitical Economy, Economic Conditions, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / Asian
Publication Year1979
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
AuthorSamuel L. Popkin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN77-083105
Dewey Edition18
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal330.9/597
SynopsisPopkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the self-interested interactions of peasants. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasant moral economy in which the village community is primarily responsible for ensuring the welfare of its members.