The paper is focused on assessing the stability of the agricultural sector, depending on the social cohesion and structural socio-economic changes of rural society. Since 2001, rural areas have been showing a higher population growth than cities in the Czech Republic. This change is reflected...

This book analyses how Calon Gypsies in Brazil have responded to global financial transformations and shifted their economic practices from itinerant trade to moneylending. It also explores their role as ethnic credit providers, offering rare insight into the financial lives of poor and...