The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam by Samuel L. Popkin
English | 1979 | ISBN: 0520039548 | 332 Pages | PDF | 44.7 MB
English | 1979 | ISBN: 0520039548 | 332 Pages | PDF | 44.7 MB
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.