Agricultural Economics and Qualitative Research: Incompatible Paradigms?
Vera Bitsch;
- Publisher: FQS
- Journal: Forum: Qualitative Social Research (issn: 1438-5627)
- Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
- Subject: agriculture | horticulture | agribusiness | management | qualitative methods | case study | Social sciences (General) | H1-99
The disciplinary paradigm of agricultural economics emphasizes rational behavior in a world constrained by scarce resources. The research practice focuses on the quantitative modeling of optimization behavior. These models, though, only offer limited support to practiti... View more