The political economy of rural society in vietnam university of california press 1979. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive peasan. I have made assumptions about individual behavior diverging from those of the moral economists. Popkin has played a role in the development of rational choice theory within political science. Popkin born june 9, 1942 is a noted political scientist who teaches at the university of california, san diego. The first two terms were used by samuel popkin in his book the rational peasant to distinguish his own perspective on vietnam, which he calls political economy, from the perspective he calls moral economy, 6enter for research on social organization, university of michigan. 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. The rational peasant the political economy of rural society. The rational peasant by popkin, samuel l author paperback 1979 samuel l popkin on. Popkin did research in south vietnamese villages for two years during the war studying local warfare, and is the author of the rational peasant.
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. Charles tilly, the politics of collective violence cambridge up, 2003, chs 1, 3, and 10. 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. 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. The political economy of rural society in vietnam by samuel l. James scotts and samuel popkins theories must undergo the test of historical facts. Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from. Popkin surveys the precolonial, colonial, and revolutionary history of.
Intense or shared grievances wont solve the collective action problem. 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. Moral economy of the peasant umich university of michigan. Resources and the information problem in rebel recruitment. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, california, 1979 5 james c. The political economy of rural society in vietnam is the prime example. Scott places the critical problem of the peasant householdsubsistenceat the center of this study. 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. The data analysis used is qualitative hermeneutical analysis using moral economic theory james scoot and rational farmer samuel popkin. Samuel popkin was the first to address this question in the context of rebellion.
Dilemma, paradox, and irony in peasant collective action, world politics 46, no. Extending olson 1971s framework to peasant collective action in vietnam a. 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. Samuel popkin, political entrepreneurs and peasant movements in vietnam, in michael taylor, ed. The rational peasant the political economy of rural. Collective action requires more than consensus or even intensity of need. Popkin born june 9, 1942 is a political scientist who teaches at the university of california, san diego. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands. Obrien and lianjiang li, rightful resistance in rural china cambridge, 2006 4 samuel popkin, the rational peasant. Popkin has also written extensively on peasant society with particular reference to east and southeast asia, and on the politics of local government. Candidate ebok samuel l popkin 9780199922086 bokus. This political economy view of peasant behavior stands in contrast to the model of a distinctive.
In this book, popkins basic concern is to refute the explanations. Program in political science the graduate center, the. Summary short popkin develops a model of rational peasant. Can rational choice theory explain participation that puts. Rebellion and subsistence in southeastasia new haven. So the theory of rational choice allows us to understand their behavior and the collective patterns that ensue. The moral economy of the peasant book pdf download. 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. Bookmark file pdf the rational peasant the political economy of rural society in vietnam. Social theory and peasant revolution in vietnam and guatemala. Having not worked in exactly the same fields south or central vietnam or on the same periods colonial or postcolonial eras, both, scott and popkin have generalized their own experiences. Some lineage sections specialize in one herd animal or another. Your use of the jstor archive indicates your acceptance of. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, berkeley, university of.
Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures. James scotts and samuel popkin s theories must undergo the test of historical facts. Popkins political economy approach holds that peasants are rational. This essay concerns the impact of colonialism, the expansion of. Comparative politics reading list schar school of policy. University of california press, 1979, chapters 1and 2. The rational peasant samuel popkin, the rational peasant peasants are rational agents, making calculating decisions about their interests and choices. Popkin university of california press, 1979, 306 pp. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Brewer princeton unction, n in this book, popkins basic concern is to refute the explanations for peasant rebellions put for ward by james c. The result of the research shows that the low production of. The political economy of rural society in vietnam, berkeley, university of california press, 1979 4 of 17. Pdf bringing the moral economy back in to the study of 21st. The rational peasant download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
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. 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. Popkin builds on olsons argument in the rational peasant. 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 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.
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. Pdf popkin the reasoning voter diana soraia academia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This, in turn, has demonstrated that there is more potential value to. In public choice and rural development, edited by cliff s. In the rational peasant, popkin attempts to discredit the. Subsistence and rebellion in southeast asia yale, 1976. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf rightslink. The political economy of rural society in vietnam is a nonfiction book by university of california, san diego political scientist samuel l. Popkin wrote a book called the rational peasant, the political economy of rural society in vietnam, which in many ways paralleled scotts. The political economy of rural society in vietnam 1st edition by popkin, samuel l. University of california, san diego political science 200a.
Popkin develops a model of rational peasant behavior and shows how village procedures result from the selfinterested interactions of peasants. The political economy of rural society in vietnam berkeley. 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. University of california, san diego foundations of. Popkin dengan bukunya the rational peasant mengambil kasus kehidupan petani di vietnam, sedangkan james scott dalam bukunya the moral economy of. Like the earlier formalist reaction to substantivism, popkin sought to reemphasize the importance of the calculating peasant. Originally conceived to be a reflection on the vietnam revolution, the book introduces the term political economy as a new theory of peasant behavior. In the rational peasant, popkin attempts to discredit the common assumption of moral economy page. The rational peasant is published three years after james c. In the rational peasant, popkin attempts to discredit the common assumption of moral economy and impose his own idea of political economy.
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