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Title Rural livelihoods and poverty reduction policies / edited by Frank Ellis and H. Ade Freeman
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 408 pages) : illustrations
Series Routledge studies in development economics ; 42
Routledge studies in development economics ; 42.
Contents BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Conceptual framework and overview of themes; 2 Dynamic poverty traps and rural livelihoods*; 3 Comparative evidence from four African countries*; 4 Rural livelihoods and agrarian change in sub-Saharan Africa; 5 Livelihood diversification in rural Andhra Pradesh, India*; 6 Household composition and rural livelihoods in Uganda*; 7 Chronic poverty in rural UgandaHarsh realities and constrained choices*; 8 Decentralization and rural livelihoods in Malawi*
9 Rural taxation and poverty reduction in Uganda*10 Marketing reform?; 11 Competition and coordination in liberalized African cotton market systems*; 12 Comparative land tenure issues arising in four countries*; 13 Implications of livelihood strategies for agricultural research A Kenya case study*; 14 Crop-based farming systems and diverse livelihoods in Uganda; 15 More than income; 16 The fisheries sector, livelihoods and poverty reduction in eastern
Summary This important new collection of contributions brings together current thinking on poverty reduction and rural livelihoods in developing countries. As well as leading economists in the field, there are a number of local contributors
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-404) and index
Notes English
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Subject Rural development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Case studies
Poverty -- Government policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
Poverty -- Government policy
Rural development
Sub-Saharan Africa
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Ellis, Frank
Freeman, H. Ade
ISBN 0203006216
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