Transforming the rural : global processes and local futures

• Other Authors: Bjørkhaug, Hilde (Editor), Miele, Mara (Editor), Higgins, Vaughan, 1974- (Editor), Truninger, Monica (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Research in rural sociology and development ; v. 24.
• Subjects: Globalization > Economic aspects.; Rural population.; Sociology, Rural.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781787148239; 9781787432444; 9781787148246
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxv, 350 stran) : ilustrace, mapy

This book analyses the key global processes transforming rural spaces in the early 21st century - financialization; standardization; consumption, and commodification. Through detailed case studies, the book examines why these processes are important, how they work in practice, and the challenges the...