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9780520039544
Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the self-interested interactions of peasants. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasant moral economy in which the village community is primarily responsible for ensuring the welfare of its members.Popkin, Samuel L. is the author of 'Rational Peasant The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam', published 1979 under ISBN 9780520039544 and ISBN 0520039548.
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