Rural Enterprise

With an emphasis on European issues, renowned contributors examine the way large quantities of economic goods are produced outside the dominant institutions of market and state economies and the people who produce them. The book delves into the relationships between rurality and small-scale production and its economic, social and political implications. Features a study of small-scale forms of commercial production including small enterprises, self-employment and 'informal' marketing activities. Explores not only the diversity of such small-scale productions but also their role in areas that are experiencing an intense political struggle over their 'common future.'