| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Part One: The New Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development -- Engaging the global enterprise to promote economic development / Everett M. Ehrlich, Elliot Schwartz -- Linking globalization, economic growth and poverty : Impacts of agribusiness strategies on sub-Saharan Africa / Dave Weatherspoon, Joyce Cacho, Ralph Christy -- Part Two: Can Markets Matter for the Poor? -- Making markets work for the poor / Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Nithya Nagarajan -- Global markets and rural poverty : Do the rural poor gain or lose from globalization? / Clive Y. Thomas, Carlton G. Davis -- Markets, government and development : Structural adjustment programs in a global economy / Edward Mabaya, Ralph D. Christy -- Financial market integration and the fate of small and micro business lending in emerging economies / Mark Wenner -- Part Three: Achieving Sustainable Communities -- Essential forms of capital for achieving sustainable community development / Daniel V. Rainey [and others] -- Innovative community strategies in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management : Landcare in South Africa / Monique L. Salomon -- "Show me the money" : Asymmetric globalization and relative deprivation in sub-Saharan Africa / Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Amani McHugh, Jalamang Orcutt -- Globalization, agricultural development and rural community livelihoods / Philip McMichael. |
| Summary |
This important book explores alternative strategies in agriculturaland rural development to address the impacts of globalizationprocesses on smallholder agriculturalists and marginalized ruralpeople. Its goal is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the keyprocesses by which globalization is affecting the smallholderagricultural and rural sectors; and (2) to identify and propose bothmicro- and macro-level policies and other strategies to deal with theproblems that arise. This volume presents writings of leading scholars and practitionersworking in the private and public sectors. Their work focuse. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects. |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
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Agricultural development projects.
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Agricultural development projects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Christy, Ralph D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy. Singapore : World Scientific, ©2004 9812388095 (OCoLC)57435168 |
| ISBN |
9812565671 (electronic book) |
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9789812565679 (electronic book) |
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9789812388094 |
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9812388095 |
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1281877085 |
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9781281877086 |
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9812388095 |
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9789812790064 |
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9812790063 |
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