Sharecropping in perfectly competitive markets: a contradiction in terms

The plan of this lecture is as follows. In section 2,the sharecropping model is outlines. In sections 3 and 4, the Marshallian and Cheungian positions are described. A reconciliation of the opposing viewpoints is given in Sections 5. Empirical evidence is provided in Section 6. In section 7, some un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chew, Tek Ann
Format: Inaugural Lecture
Language:English
Published: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 1996
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1083/1/LG396p4s981no30.pdf
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Summary:The plan of this lecture is as follows. In section 2,the sharecropping model is outlines. In sections 3 and 4, the Marshallian and Cheungian positions are described. A reconciliation of the opposing viewpoints is given in Sections 5. Empirical evidence is provided in Section 6. In section 7, some unconventional approaches to solve the sharecropping problem are cited. The last Section has the concluding remarks.