Agrarian socialism

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Agrarian socialism is a socioeconomic political movement which seeks to combine an agrarian way of life with socialist (or semi-socialist) economic policies.

When compared to standard socialist systems which are generally urban/industrial (thus often focused on centralization and bigger government), internationally oriented, and more progressive/liberal, many agrarian socialist movements have tended to be rural (with an emphasis on decentralization and smaller government), locally focused, and traditional/conservative.

[edit] Sources

• Bissett, Jim. Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx, Jefferson, and Jesus in the Oklahoma Countryside, 1904-1920. University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.
• Dejene, Alemneh. Peasants, Agrarian Socialism, and Rural Development in Ethiopia. Westview Press, 1987.
• Lipset, Seymour. Agrarian Socialism: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in Saskatchewan : A Study in Political Sociology. University of California Press, 1971.

[edit] See also

• Agrarianism
• Eco-socialism
• Localism
• Types of socialism