Poverty Oriented Agricultural and Rural Development (Routledge Studies in Development and Society)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series-Title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Illustrations......Page 14
Preface......Page 20
Abbreviations......Page 24
Part A: Approaches to poverty reduction through agricultural development......Page 30
Introduction......Page 34
Summary......Page 36
Part I: Background to the problem: world food question......Page 47
Part II: Motive for the study: new urban bias in development cooperation......Page 66
Part III: Poverty reduction in the conceptual experience of agricultural development......Page 89
Part IV: Economic growth, agricultural development, poverty reduction......Page 117
Part V: Conclusions and recommendations......Page 160
Notes......Page 164
Bibliography......Page 167
Appendix......Page 178
Part B: Institutional and organizational ways for rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa to reduce poverty......Page 204
Introduction......Page 208
Summary......Page 211
Part I: Global framework for sustainable and poverty-reducing agricultural and rural development......Page 219
Part II: Realistic problem-solving approaches......Page 240
Part III: Importance for development policy of, preconditions for and effects of decentralization......Page 258
Part IV: Decentralization and development cooperation priorities......Page 271
Part V: Institutional and organizational implementation options......Page 297
Part VI: Conclusions and recommendations......Page 316
Notes......Page 319
Bibliography......Page 324
Appendix......Page 332
Index......Page 366