Return to the Land: Decommodification of Local Foods in South Italy

Abstract

This chapter will explore processes of decommodification of specific local foods in South Italy. The aim is to offer both conceptual and empirical reflections on the topic. On the one side, the attempt will be to show the centrality of the notion of ‘labour’ in theoretically understanding the perspective of decommodification. On the other side, empirical support will be given through the presentation of a case study in South Italy. It clearly emerges that these processes are induced, among other elements, by a return to the land after having had different social and working experiences in urban contexts.

Citation

Vitale, A. and Sivini, S. (2017), "Return to the Land: Decommodification of Local Foods in South Italy", Transforming the Rural (Research in Rural Sociology and Development, Vol. 24), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 265-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-192220170000024013