[eng] The exclusion process cannot be analyzed apart from the mechanism of professionnal socialization, because the laborious activity is a central element of the identity construction in our societies. In the case of rural areas, the exclusion problem is apprehended from the hypothesis that, in...

[fre] Les filières d'appellation d'origine relèvent d'un même cadre juridique et reposent toutes sur une notion commune de qualité spécifique des produits liée à un territoire. Elles ne constituent pas pour autant un ensemble économique homogène. Ce texte apporte une contribution à la...

This research aims to identify the specific characteristics of small farms in developed countries and the factors which influence their survival and growth. Using the case of France, we employ statistical and econometric analysis of data from the Farm Structure Survey (N=70,000) for the period...

This paper proposes an analysis of environmental services produced in rural areas and their links with the notions of organised proximity and geographical proximity. Among the different concepts of environmental services, we use that suggested by service economics to focus on the forms of...

This paper proposes an analysis of environmental services produced in rural areas and their links with the notions of organised proximity and geographical proximity. Among the different concepts of environmental services, we use that suggested by service economics to focus on the forms of...

[eng] Against a background of saturated agricultural markets, farmers are adapting their systems of production. Within the context of Common Agricultural Policy reform, we examine here some types of structural adaptation which have repercussions on land use : (I) extensification of livestock...

[fre] Cet article fait le point sur trois questions relatives à l'emploi agricole. Les déterminants structurels de l'emploi agricole connaissent-ils une inflexion ? Les caractéristiques des emplois agricoles et de leur renouvellement changent-elles ? L'emploi agricole est-il encore une...

This research aims to identify the specific characteristics of small farms in developed countries and the factors that influence their survival and growth. Using the case of France, we employ statistical and econometric analysis of data from the Farm Structure Survey ("N" = 70,000) for the...

Seasonal wage labour was rarely distinguished from the permanent one in farm-household models although it has sharply increased in developed countries. Therefore, we propose to endogenize the demand for this peculiar labour type and highlight the trade-offs for the various labour combinations on...