The Farm Labor Problem

A Global Perspective

J. Edward Taylor, Diane Charlton
Elsevier S&T
241 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0128164099
December 2018

The Farm Labor Problem: A Global Perspective explores the unique character of agricultural labor markets and the implications for food production, farm worker welfare and advocacy, and immigration policy. Agricultural labor markets differ from other labor markets in fundamental ways related to seasonality and uncertainty, and they evolve differently than other labor markets as economies develop. We weave economic analysis with the history of agricultural labor markets using data and real-world events.