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UNINA9910783256303321 |
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Titolo |
Agricultural growth for the poor : : an agenda for development |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-19212-7 |
9786610192120 |
0-8213-6068-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxvi, 197 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries |
Agriculture and state - Developing countries |
Agricultural development projects - Developing countries |
Agricultural assistance - Developing countries |
Public-private sector cooperation - Developing countries |
Poverty - Developing countries |
Poor - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. The Role of Agricultural Growth in Development Strategies to Benefit the Poor; Boxes; Figures; Tables; 2. The Rapidly Changing Context for Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities; 3. Policies and Institutions to Accelerate Agricultural Growth for the Poor; 4. Public Investments for Pro-Poor Growth; 5. Tailoring Development Support to Diverse Agricultural Systems; 6. Getting Agriculture Back on the Development Agenda; Endnotes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The majority of the world's poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Despite the strong linkages between broad-based agricultural growth and poverty reduction, international support to agriculture sharply declined from the late 1980's. The need to raise agriculture's prominence in the development agenda has never been greater. This book seeks to articulate the World Bank's Rural Strategy on agriculture to the wider development community. It provides |
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