Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The data analysis used is qualitative hermeneutical analysis using moral economic theory james scoot and rational farmer samuel popkin. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, berkeley, university of. Extending olson 1971s framework to peasant collective action in vietnam a.
Popkin builds on olsons argument in the rational peasant. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. The rational peasant by popkin, samuel l author paperback 1979 samuel l popkin on. Social theory and peasant revolution in vietnam and guatemala. Comparative politics reading list schar school of policy.
The political economy of rural society in vietnam 1st edition by popkin, samuel l. In the rational peasant, popkin attempts to discredit the common assumption of moral economy page. Obrien and lianjiang li, rightful resistance in rural china cambridge, 2006 4 samuel popkin, the rational peasant. So the theory of rational choice allows us to understand their behavior and the collective patterns that ensue. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships. This essay concerns the impact of colonialism, the expansion of. Collective action requires more than consensus or even intensity of need. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant householdsubsistenceat the center of this study. The rational peasant the political economy of rural society. Originally conceived to be a reflection on the vietnam revolution, the book introduces the term political economy as a new theory of peasant behavior. Pdf popkin the reasoning voter diana soraia academia. Popkin did research in south vietnamese villages for two years during the war studying local warfare, and is the author of the rational peasant.
Like the earlier formalist reaction to substantivism, popkin sought to reemphasize the importance of the calculating peasant. Resources and the information problem in rebel recruitment. Bookmark file pdf the rational peasant the political economy of rural society in vietnam. The rational peasant samuel popkin, the rational peasant peasants are rational agents, making calculating decisions about their interests and choices. In public choice and rural development, edited by cliff s. His theory is based on the figure of a hyper rational peasant that bases his decision to join or not a rebellion uniquely on a costbenefit analysis.
The political economy of rural society in vietnam berkeley. Samuel popkin, political entrepreneurs and peasant movements in vietnam, in michael taylor, ed. The rational peasant download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. These assumptions have drawn attention to different features of villages and patronclient ties and have led to questions about the quality of welfare and insurance embedded in both villages and vertical patronclient ties. 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. Perdebatan samuel popkin dan james scott tentang petani di asia tenggara sudah banyak dibicarakan orang. Popkin dengan bukunya the rational peasant mengambil kasus kehidupan petani di vietnam, sedangkan james scott dalam bukunya the moral economy of the peasant, banyak membicarakan kasus di birma.
I have made assumptions about individual behavior diverging from those of the moral economists. This, in turn, has demonstrated that there is more potential value to. The political economy of rural society in vietnam is a nonfiction book by university of california, san diego political scientist samuel l. University of california press, 1979, chapters 1and 2. Popkin surveys the precolonial, colonial, and revolutionary history of. Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures.
Peasants are rational agents, making calculating decisions about their interests and choices. I shall discuss both the widelyaccepted interpretation of this impact, the moral economy. The fear of food shortages, he argues persuasively, explains many otherwise puzzling technical, social, and moral arrangements in peasant society, such as resistance to innovation, the desire to own land even at some cost in terms of income, relationships with other. Brewer princeton unction, n in this book, popkins basic concern is to refute the explanations for peasant rebellions put for ward by james c. Popkin university of california press, 1979, 306 pp. Intense or shared grievances wont solve the collective action problem. Popkin has also written extensively on peasant society with particular reference to east and southeast asia, and on the politics of local government. The political economy of rural society in vietnam is the prime example. James scotts and samuel popkins theories must undergo the test of historical facts.
Popkins political economy approach holds that peasants are rational. Against the idea that peasants are economically rational agents who decide about political participation based on a narrowly defined costbenefit analysis, scott argues for a more complex political psychology incorporating socially. Can rational choice theory explain participation that puts. In the rational peasant, popkin attempts to discredit the. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasan. The moral economy of the peasant book pdf download.
Your use of the jstor archive indicates your acceptance of. In this book, popkins basic concern is to refute the explanations. Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the selfinterested 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. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf rightslink. University of california, san diego political science 200a. Program in political science the graduate center, the.
Pdf bringing the moral economy back in to the study of 21st. Dilemma, paradox, and irony in peasant collective action, world politics 46, no. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, chapters 1, 2, 6 read closely, chapters 3, 4, 5 read more quickly daniel little, the moral economy debate, in understanding peasant china yale, 1989, pp. Moral economists believe that peasant protest is a result of falling below a subsistence level shortrun security, or the loss of traditional institutions that provided for peasant welfare longterm. Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive.
Popkin dengan bukunya the rational peasant mengambil kasus kehidupan petani di vietnam, sedangkan james scott dalam bukunya the moral economy of. Some lineage sections specialize in one herd animal or another. The rational peasant samuel l popkin popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the selfinterested interactions of peasants. Moral economy of the peasant umich university of michigan. Samuel popkin was the first to address this question in the context of rebellion. Rebellion and subsistence in southeastasia new haven. James scotts and samuel popkin s theories must undergo the test of historical facts. Popkin born june 9, 1942 is a noted political scientist who teaches at the university of california, san diego. Popkin born june 9, 1942 is a political scientist who teaches at the university of california, san diego.
The rational peasant is published three years after james c. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, berkeley, university of california press, 1979 4 of 17. University of california, san diego foundations of. The rational peasant the political economy of peasant society samuel popkin this essay concerns the impact of colonialism, the expansion of markets, and the formation of central states on peasant society. Popkin has played a role in the development of rational choice theory within political science. The political economy of rural society in vietnam by samuel l.
The result of the research shows that the low production of. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, california, 1979 5 james c. The rational peasant the political economy of rural. Subsistence and rebellion in southeast asia yale, 1976. The political economy of rural society in vietnam university of california press 1979. Popkin, in the rational peasant, to criticize scotts view as implying that preindustrial com munities, unspoiled by capitalism, are motivated by higher ethical val ues.