Michel Augé-Laribé (1876-1954) et l'économie politique rurale

In 1948, Michel Augé-Laribé created the Société française d'économie rurale. Although his works are very often quoted, his ideas have not been deeply analysed. As a liberal, he is in favour of free-trade market and individual property, opposed to socialist theories. The size of tenures is not so important for him than the way they are managed. He is also a « social » economist aware of the quality of life of every farmers, especially agricultural workers. He thinks teaching is an essential part in the progress of agricultural economy and associative movement must remain apart of political figths. He is himself in favour of the prospects of the French Radical-Socialist Party.