Family farming without state intervention : economic factors underlying the prevalence of family farming : theoretical analysis and case study of New Zealand.

Abstract

Evaluating the effects of reforms to New Zealand's agricultural policy is a topic of enduring interest, especially in recent years. This Research Report examines an important aspect of farm structure (family and corporate farms) with a particular emphasis on documenting the relative importance of family farming and the economic factors interlaying its success in a deregulated environment. This report will be of interest to observers and commentators on New Zealand agricultural change,specially those in other countries who are concerned with reforms to agricultural policy.