Akram-Lodhi / Borras Jr. / Kay Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization

Perspectives from Developing and Transition Countries
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-134-12191-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten

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

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Agrarian Reform and Rural Development: Historical Overview and Current Issues Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Cristóbal Kay and A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 2. Bolivia's Unfinished Agrarian Reform: Rural Poverty and Development Policies Cristóbal Kay and Miguel Urioste 3. Agrarian Reform and Poverty Reduction: Lessons from Brazil Carmen Diana Deere and Leonilde Servolo de Medeiros 4. Land, Poverty and State-Society Interaction in the Philippines Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Danilo Carranza and Ricardo Reyes 5. Land Markets and Rural Livelihoods in Vietnam A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 6. Land Reform, Rural Poverty and Inequality in Armenia: A Pro-Poor Approach to Land Policies Max Spoor 7. The Land System, Agriculture and Poverty in Uzbekistan Azizur Rahman Khan 8. Mubarak’s Legacy for Egypt’s Rural Poor: Returning Land to the Landlords Ray Bush 9. Land Reform in Namibia: Issues of Equity and Poverty Jan Kees van Donge with George Eiseb and Alfons Mosimane 10. Untying the Gordian Knot: The Question of Land Reform in Ethiopia Gebru Mersha and Mwangi wa Githinji 11. Land Policy, Poverty Reduction and Public Action in Zimbabwe Sam Moyo 12. Neo-liberal Globalization, Land and Poverty: Implications for Public Action A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Cristóbal Kay and Terry McKinley

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.