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Ml 48106-1346 USA 313.761-4700 800/521-0600 Order Number 8007226 Food production in the emerging information society: A political - economic analysis Goe, William Richard, Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1988 Copyright ©1088 by Goe, William Richard. All rights reserved. 300 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48106 FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE EMERGING INFORMATION SOCIETY: A POLITICAL - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of the Ohio State University By William Richard Goe, B.A,, M.A., The Ohio State University 1988 Dissertation Committee: Approved By D. Hansen W.L. Flinn Advisor K. Meyer Department of Agriculturalicultural Economics & Rural Sociology Copyright by W. Richard Goe 1988 To C.W.G., E.B.K., G.K. AND M.N. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study evolved out of my early interest in computers and the growth of my interest in the role of technology in economy and society. I would like to thank the members of my dissertation committee. Joe Donnermeyer was a constant source of support throughout my program and was always willing to listen to the problems of a graduate student. Kay Meyer was instrumental in cultivating my interest in quantita tive research methods. Finally, Bill Flinn was very supportive and helpful throughout my dissertation work. Thanks also go to Bill's staff at MUCIA for their work in typing the initial draft of the manuscript. 1 am most indebted to my dissertation adviser Martin Kenney for his guidance and support throughout the research. Words cannot express the impact that Martin has had upon my intellectual growth and motivation to excel as a scholar. His unique ability to conceptualize research problems and provoke exciting intellectual discussions is something I will really miss. Following my exposure to Martin Kenney, I feel deeply motivated to be a productive scholar and continuously extend and develop my own abilities. While this may or may not make a difference in the political world of academia, it is a work ethic that is well worth possessing in facing the pitfalls of life. I can only hope that this research is a reflection of what I have learned. The life of a graduate student is a frugal one at best, even though graduate stipends at Ohio State University are more lucrative than most other universities. I would like to thank the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology for the research assistantship throughout much of my program. I would also like to thank Kim Wells of the American Farm Bureau and Alan Brugler and C. William Swank of the Ohio Farm Bureau for providing the funding for this research. Finally, I would like to thank Richard Florida of Carnegie Mellon University for extending my assistantship when at Ohio State. Rich was also instrumental in advancing my intellectual develop ment regarding the political economy of technological change. Acquiring a Ph.D. requires investing a substantial number of years of one's time. Having adequate support is the crucial factor that can alleviate the frustration and humiliation that often accompanies the struggle. Thanks go to Betty Folk, Ken Wood, Becky Campbell and Judith Sherman of the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Akron for their diligent help in preparing the final copy of the manuscript. Thanks also go to Jim Shanahan, Director of The Center of Urban Studies, for providing the "space" to finish the research. I would also like to thank my mother Caroline for the many years of emotional, spiritual and financial support throughout my ostensibly never ending career as a student. My debt is more than I can ever repay. Finally, I would like to thank Peggy Genet for her encouragement and emotional and spiritual support over the final year of the research and in the future. VITA July 7, 1957 .......................... Born - Marietta, Ohio 1979 ................................... B.A., Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 1979 ................................... Research Associate, Appalachian Educational Laboratory, Charleston, West Virginia 1981 ................................... M.A., Department of Sociology, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 1981-1987 ............................. Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1987-Present .......................... Research Associate, Center for Urban Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Goe, W. Richard and Martin Kenney. "The Information Age: Implications for U.S. Agri culture." Policy Studies Review 6 (2) (November, 1986): 260-272. Goe, W. Richard and Martin Kenney. "The Political Economy of the Privitization of Agricultural Information." Agricultural Administration 28 (1988): 81-99. Goe, W. Richard. "The Integration of U.S. Agriculture and Rural Society Into the Information Age: Issues for Rural Sociological Research." The Rural Sociologist 6 (2)(March, 1986): 96-101. Goe, W. Richard, Ted L. Napier and Douglas Bachtel. "Marijuana Use Among Rural High School Students: A Test of a Faciltative-Constraint Model." Rural Sociology 50 (2) (Fall, 1985): 409-426. Napier, Ted L., W. Richard Goe and Douglas Bachtel. "An Assessment of Peer Assoc iation and Identification on Drug Use Among Rural High School Students." Journal of Drug Education 13 (3) (1984): 227-248. Donnermeyer, Joseph, James Hoskins and W. Richard Goe. "Some Observations on Trends in RSS Members," The Rural Sociologist 5 (5) (September, 1985): 372-377. Napier, Ted L., W. Richard Goe and Michael V. Carter. "Reservoir Impacts: A Synthesis of a Ten Year Research Project." Water Resources Research 21 (6) (June, 1985): 801-807. Napier, Ted L., Silvana Camboni and W. Richard Goe. "An Assessment of Uses Made of a Multipurpose Reservoir." Water Resources Bulletin 22 (1) (February, 1986): 11-18. Napier, Ted L., Cameron S. Thraen, Akia Gore and W. Richard Goe. "Factors Affecting Adoption of Conventional and Conservation Tillage Practices in Ohio." Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 34 (3) (M ay/June, 1984): 205-209. Book Chapters "Should Information Be a Social or Economic Good in the Emerging Information Society?" with Martin Kenney, in Sven P. Lundstedt (ed.), Telecommunications. Values and the Public Interest. Norwood, NJ: Ablex (forthcoming). "The Restructuring of the Global Economy and the Future of U.S. Agriculture" with Martin Kenney, in Kenneth E. Pigg (ed.), The Future of Rural America: Precursors to Policy. Boulder, CO: Westview Press (forthcoming). FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: Rural Sociology Studies in Research Methodology and Applied Statistics Studies in Community and Natural Resources Development Studies in Rural Sociology TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................................................................................................ iii VITA ................................................................................................................................................. v LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................. xi LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................xiv INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 The Emerging Role of Information Technology in U.S. Agriculture ................................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER PAGE I, THE TRANSITION TO THE INFORMATION SOCIETY: POST-INDUSTRIALISM VERSUS EXTENDED INDUSTRIALISM .................................................................... 1 I Post-Industrial Society to Information Society ..................................................19