Structural transformation and rural change revisited : : challenges for late developing countries in a globalizing world / / Bruno Losch, Sandrine Freguin-Gresh, and Eric Thomas White

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961701203321
• Autore: Losch Bruno
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2012]; copyright 2012
• ISBN: 9786613802224; 9781282108875; 1282108875; 9780821395134; 0821395130
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 23 cm
• Collana: Africa Development Forum
• Altri autori (Persone): Fréguin-GreshSandrine <1977->; WhiteEric Thomas <1981->
• Disciplina: 338.1091724
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries; Rural development - Developing countries; Economic development - Developing countries; Developing countries Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This final report was prepared by Bruno Losch, Sandrine Fréguin-Gresh and Eric White (World Bank), with contributions of Thierry Giordano and Jean-François Bélières (Cirad). It was peer-reviewed by Derek Byerlee, Don Larson (World Bank), and André Pouilles-Duplaix (AFD). The report draws extensively on two sets of seven country reports and data work developed by the national teams during the two phases of the RuralStruc Program."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; From the WTO Debate to the Food Price Crisis-A Missing Long-Term Vision; The Research Program; The Persisting Role of Agriculture and the Extent of Rural Poverty; Farm Production, Markets, and Differentiation Processes; Off-Farm Diversification and the Reshaping of the Rural Economy; The Diversification-Income Relationship and Rural Transformation; Main ; Policy Outcomes; 1 Setting the Scene and Selecting the Tools; A Disconcerting and Quickly Evolving Global Context; Boxes; 1.1 RuralStruc: What's in a Name?; 1.2 The WDR08 and Its Three WorldsMain Objectives and Hypotheses of the Program: Reconnecting the Dots; 1.3 Liberalization or Globalization?; 1.4 The RuralStruc Program's Three Hypotheses; General Design of the Program: Country Case Studies, Regional Surveys, and Collaborative Processes; Tables; 1.1 Selected Indicators for the RuralStruc Countries; 1.5 Rural versus Urban: What Definition for Each Country?; 1.6 The Rural Income Generating Activities Project (RIGA); 1.2 Main Value Chains Analyzed in the RuralStruc Country Studies; 1.3 Selected Surveyed Regions in the RuralStruc Countries; Synopsis of the BookFigures; 1.1 A Tool to Navigate the Report; Notes; 2 The Challenges of Structural Transformation; Regional Differences and Positioning of the RuralStruc Countries; 2.1 Evolution of GDP per Capita among Selected Countries and Regions, 1960-2009; 2.2 Share of Agriculture in GDP and in EAP over Time, 1965-2005; 2.3 Structural Gap and GDP per Capita, 1965-2005 (5-Year Averages); 2.4 Evolution of GDP Structure: SSA versus Asia, 1965-2005; 2.1 Compared Dynamics of GDP per Capita Growth among Regions, 1960-2007; 2.2 World Population by Region, Absolute and Share, 1960-2050; 2.5 Activity Ratio by Selected Regions, 1950-20502.3 Population of the RuralStruc Countries, 1960-2050; 2.6 Yearly Cohorts Entering the Labor Market by Selected Regions, 1955-2050; Structural Transformation in a Global Open Economy; 2.4 Labor Market Entrants in the RuralStruc Countries; 2.5 Urbanization Ratio by World Regions, 1960-2050; 2.6 Rural Population by World Regions, 1960-2050; 2.7 Yearly Cohorts Entering Rural and Urban Labor Markets and Rural Population Share in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1955-2050; Notes; 3 Rural Realities: Agriculture and Poverty; The Central Role of Agriculture across Different Regional Settings3.1 Share of Surveyed Rural Households with Farms; 3.1 Density, Distance, and Division: The Three Major Geographic Features of Economic Development according to the WDR09; 3.2 Average Share of On-Farm and Off-Farm Income per Region; 3.2 Urbanization, Transportation Networks, and Rural Livelihoods; Widespread Rural Poverty; 3.3 Travel Time to the Nearest City of 50,000 in the Four SSA Countries; 3.1 Overall Annual Income in the Surveyed Regions; 3.4 Average Annual Income per Capita in the Surveyed Regions; 3.5 Median Annual Income per Capita in the Surveyed Regions
• Sommario/riassunto: This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues into agricultural and rural development policies, which have for the last 30 years over-focused on short-term issues. It shows how the liberalization of agriculture in many late developing countries has not in fact led to the development of the vibrant rural non-farm economy so often discussed in the literature. Neither has it led to a large-scale integration of agricultural producers into the global economy. Most producers remain engaged in traditional crops-mainly staples-and in traditional marketing systems characterized