The 'real' puzzle of sharecropping: Why is it disappearing?

Giovanni Federico

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The 'real' puzzle of sharecropping: Why is it disappearing?

Giovanni Federico

Economics

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Most of the literature on sharecropping deals with the reasons for the adoption of an allegedly irrational contract. Empirical testing of theoretical hypotheses is comparatively under-developed and the data on the worldwide diffusion of sharecropping are very scarce. This article argues that sharecropping is much less common than is sometimes assumed and that its share of total land has been decreasing. These 'stylized facts' are the 'real' puzzle that economic historians and theorists should try to explain.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-285
Number of pages	25
Journal	Continuity and Change
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0268416006005947
State	Published - Aug 2006

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