The battle for the middle field and the implications of the "New" Rural Middle Class in Public Action

Authors

  • Denis Soldera Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural (PGDR) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
  • Paulo Andre Niederle Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural (PGDR) e do Departamento de Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v21i3.7437

Keywords:

Family farming. Rural middle class. Public policy. Rural development.

Abstract

This paper discusses the implications for public action of the disputes over the rural middle class in the last decade. Drawing on documentary and bibliographic research, it analyses the recent trajectory of policies for rural areas. It argues that despite different theoretical and political backgrounds, some referentials have privileged agricultural and productivist justifications, converging to legitimize the orientation of policies, even those specifically directed to family farmers, to a more capitalized segment of farmers, the "new" rural middle class. This process occurred at the expense of a closer understanding of the rural diversity, as well as the other legitimate justifications that could guide the public support to other segments.

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Published

2016-09-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016): Agricultura Familiar: processos e práticas - Parte 1

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How to Cite

The battle for the middle field and the implications of the "New" Rural Middle Class in Public Action. (2016). Redes , 21(3), 93-116. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v21i3.7437