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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777711103321

Titolo

Organization and performance of cotton sectors in Africa : : learning from reform experience / / editors, David Tschirley, Colin Poulton, Patrick Labaste

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2009

ISBN

1-282-02648-8

9786612026485

0-8213-7823-6

Descrizione fisica

xxxiv, 233 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Agriculture and rural development

Altri autori (Persone)

TschirleyDavid L (David Lawrence)

PoultonColin

LabastePatrick <1952->

Disciplina

338.1/73510967

Soggetti

Cotton trade - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Cotton growing - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Figures; Section I. Introduction and Market Context; Tables; Boxes; Section II. Historical Background and Conceptual Approach; Section III. Comparative Analysis: Core Activities and Service Delivery; Section IV. Comparative Analysis: Outcomes; Appendix A: Statistical Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an empirically based, analytical assessment of the experience of reform in nine countries across Sub Saharan Africa representing a range of cotton sector structures, a must-read for all persons with a serious interest in an empirical evaluation of the performance of cotton industry structures in Africa.