Portfolio entrepreneurship in farming: Empirical evidence from the 1881 census for England and Wales. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Radicic, Dragana; Bennett, Robert; Newton, Gill
• Is Part Of: Journal of rural studies. Volume 55(2017)
• Page Start: 289
• Page End: 302
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Sociology, Rural -- Periodicals; Country life -- Periodicals; Rural development -- Periodicals; Land use, Rural -- Planning -- Periodicals; Rural conditions -- Periodicals; Sociologie rurale -- Périodiques; Vie rurale -- Périodiques; Développement rural -- Périodiques; Sol, Utilisation agricole du -- Planification -- Périodiques; Conditions rurales -- Périodiques; Country life; Land use, Rural -- Planning; Rural conditions; Rural development; Sociology, Rural; Periodicals; 307.72
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.08.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0743-0167

Abstract

Highlights: Whole population analysis based on census. Farm size, population density and farmers' age are non-linear with probability of pluriactivity. Low levels of regional variation. Victorian married couple offered the most frequent means to share resources, and family members opened opportunities for additional business development. Urban market opportunities encouraged increased portfolio development as density increased in fringe urban areas.