The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam
- ISBN-10
- 0520035615
- ISBN-13
- 9780520035614
- Category
- Peasantry
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Samuel L. Popkin
Description
Popkin 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.
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- 1979-06-11
- 342 pages
- Paperback
- Univ of California Press