Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization

Perspectives from Developing and Transition Countries
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-41449-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 822 g

Reihe: Routledge ISS Studies in Rural Livelihoods

A host of internationally eminent scholars are brought together here to explore the structural causes of rural poverty and income inequality, as well as the processes of social exclusion and political subordination encountered by the peasantry and rural workers across a wide range of countries.

This volume examines the intersection of politics and economics and provides a critical analysis and framework for the study of neo-liberal land policies in the current phase of globalization. Utilizing new empirical evidence from ten countries, it provides an in-depth analysis of key country studies, a comparative analysis of agrarian reforms and their impact on rural poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and transition countries.

Presenting an agrarian reform policy embedded in an appropriate development strategy, which is able to significantly reduce and hopefully eliminate rural poverty, this work is a key resource for postgraduate students studying in the areas of development economics, development studies and international political economy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akram-Lodhi, A. Haroon

Borras Jr., Saturnino M.

Kay, Cristóbal

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Agrarian Reform and Rural Development: Historical Overview and Current Issues 2. Bolivia’s Unfinished Agrarian Reform: Rural Poverty and Development Policies 3. Agrarian Reform and Poverty Reduction: Lessons from Brazil 4. Land, Poverty and State-Society Interaction in the Philippines 5. Land Markets and Rural Livelihoods in Vietnam 6. Land Reform, Rural Poverty and Inequality in Armenia: A Pro-Poor Approach to Land Policies 7. The Land System, Agriculture and Poverty in Uzbekistan 8. Mubarak’s Legacy for Egypt’s Rural Poor: Returning Land to the Landlords 9. Land Reform in Namibia: Issues of Equity and Poverty 10. Untying the Gordian Knot: The Question of Land Reform in Ethiopia 11. Land Policy, Poverty Reduction and Public Action in Zimbabwe 12. Neo-Liberal Globalization, Land and Poverty: Implications for Public Action

Über Autor(innen)

A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi is Professor of International Development Studies at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. Saturnino M. Borras Jr is Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies, St Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cristóbal Kay is Associate Professor of Rural Development and Development Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands.