Family farmers’ reluctance toward incorporating into the formal economy

[EN] Informal economy is particularly prevalent in small-scale farming, yet little attention has been paid to it so far. This article aims to contribute to a further understanding of this phenomenon. A survey of family farmers located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, was conducted. The...

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Autores: Boza, Sofía, Mora, Marcos, Osorio, Franco, Muñoz, Jazmín
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/115376
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/115376
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Actitudes de los agricultores
Agricultura familiar y de pequeña escala
Chile
Economía informal
Farmer&apos
s attitudes
Small-scale and family farming
Informal economy
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Resumo:[EN] Informal economy is particularly prevalent in small-scale farming, yet little attention has been paid to it so far. This article aims to contribute to a further understanding of this phenomenon. A survey of family farmers located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, was conducted. The data collected were processed using descriptive and multivariate techniques, factor and cluster analysis. Results show that farmers perceive formalization as a complex process which entails unpleasant obligations, and that they do not consider it necessary. There are some distinctions, however, that allow two clusters to be identified: “Favorable” (18.82 %) and “Reluctant” (81.18 %).