Introduction to the RAEStud 30th Anniversary Special Issue

In 1984, the French journal Cahiers d’Économie et Sociologie Rurales (CESR) published its first issue on the theme of farmers and credit. The following issues did not appear on a regular basis until 1988, when four issues per year were published, as it is still the case today. The CESR also began to publish book reviews in 1993.The journal’s originality lies in its disciplinary editorial policy, publishing articles in both economics and sociology. While this can sometimes be challenging, it has been a success and gives the reader access to different points of view on certain topics. Thirty years on, and the French journal is still here. (...