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Modernization and Multifunctionality in the Agriculture of the Italian Mezzogiorno

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  • Fabrizio De Filippis
  • Roberto Henke

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In this paper we analyse the recent dynamics of agriculture in Southern Italy following a two-fold path: one is in the line of the of productivist modernisation paradigm, aiming to verify to what extent the gap between the Italian Mezzogiorno and the rest of Italy can be ascertained also in the primary sector; the other explores whether qualitative modernisation approaches are feasible in the South. The development of Southern agriculture in the last thirty years has revealed the essential inadequacy of the productivist modernisation recipe. At the same time, the post-productivism paradigm seems to show only limited potential: the increase of new functions in agriculture as well as the diversification of activities coexist with the unsuccessful experience of productivism.

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  • Fabrizio De Filippis & Roberto Henke, 2014. "Modernization and Multifunctionality in the Agriculture of the Italian Mezzogiorno," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 3, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:rar:journl:0285
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    Keywords

    Mezzogiorno; Structural lag; Multifunctional agriculture; Postproductivism; Modernisation;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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