Economic Adaptation and Individual Livelihood Strategies in a Swabian Village in Satu Mare County
Economic Adaptation and Individual Livelihood Strategies in a Swabian Village in Satu Mare County
Author(s): Sándor BorbélySubject(s): Human Ecology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: agriculture; economic adaptation; local livelihood strategies; diversification; pluriactivity; post-socialist transition; property transformation
Summary/Abstract: This paper summarizes the first partial results of economic anthropological research conducted in the Swabian settlement of Mezőfény (Romanian: Foieni) in Satu Mare County (Romania). The aim of the research is to describe the livelihood and income-earning strategies among agricultural production groups in local society and to interpret different forms of economic adaptation (individual, household and community level) in the settlement within the context of the post-socialist transformation from a planned to a capitalist market economy.
Journal: Acta Ethnographica Hungarica
- Issue Year: 66/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 201-239
- Page Count: 39
- Language: English