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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783722703321

Titolo

Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy [[electronic resource] ] : alternative private strategies and public policies / / edited by Ralph D. Christy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : World Scientific, c2004

ISBN

1-281-87708-5

9786611877088

981-256-567-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChristyRalph D

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects

Sustainable development

Agricultural development projects

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Reflections; Part One / The New Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development; Part Two / Can Markets Matter for the Poor?; Part Three / Achieving Sustainable Communities

Sommario/riassunto

This important book explores alternative strategies in agriculturaland rural development to address the impacts of globalizationprocesses on smallholder agriculturalists and marginalized ruralpeople. Its goal is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the keyprocesses by which globalization is affecting the smallholderagricultural and rural sectors; and (2) to identify and propose bothmicro- and macro-level policies and other strategies to deal with theproblems that arise.