| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Pathways to sustainability series |
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Pathways to sustainability series.
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| Contents |
Development at the margins: pastoralism in the Horn of Africa / Andy Catley, Jeremy Lind and Ian Scoones -- The sustainability of pastoral production in Africa / Gufu Oba -- Rangeland enclosures in southern Oromia, Ethiopia: an innovative response or the erosion of common property resources? / Boku Tache -- Pastoralists and irrigation in the Horn of Africa: time for a rethink? / Stephen Sandford -- Counting the costs: replacing pastoralism with irrigated agriculture in the Awash valley / Roy Behnke and Carol Kerven -- Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: what consequences for pastoralism? / Polly Ericksen, Jan de Leeuw, Philip Thornton, Mohamed Said, Mario Herrero and An Notenbaert -- Moving up or moving out? Commercialization, growth and destitution in pastoralist areas / Andy Catley and Yacob Aklilu -- Pastoral innovative responses to new camel export market opportunities on the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands / Hussein Abdullahi Mahmoud -- "Responsible companies" and African livestock-keepers: acting, teaching but not learning? / John Morton -- Town camels and milk villages: the growth of camel milk marketing in the Somali region of Ethiopia / Abdi Abdullahi, Seid Mohammed and Abdirahman Eid -- The future of pastoralist conflict in the Horn of Africa / Paul Goldsmith -- Land grabbing in the eastern African rangelands / John G. Galaty -- Land deals and the changing political economy of livelihoods in the Tana Delta, Kenya / Abdirizak Arale Nunow -- Squeezed from all sides: changing resource tenure and pastoralist innovation on the Taikipia Plateau, Kenya / John Letai and Jeremy Lind -- Mobile pastoralism and land grabbing in Sudan: impacts and responses / Mustafa Babiker -- The need to strengthen land laws in Ethiopia to protect pastoral rights / Abebe Mulatu and Solomon Bekure -- Seeking alternative livelihoods in pastoral areas / Elliot Fratkin -- Reaching pastoralists with formal education: a distance-learning strategy for Kenya / David Siele, Jeremy Swift, Saverio Krätli -- Social protection for pastoralists / Stephen Devereux and Karen Tibbo -- Women and economic diversification in pastoralist societies: a regional perspective / John Livingstone and Everse Ruhindi -- Reflections on the future of pastoralism in the Horn of Africa / Peter Little |
| Summary |
Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The finger of blame has been pointed in numerous directions: to the changing climate, to environmental degradation, to overpopulation, to geopolitics and conflict, to aid agency failures, and more. But it is not all disaster and catastrophe. Many successful development efforts at 'the margins' often remain hidden, informal, sometimes illegal; and rarely in line with standard development prescriptions. If we shift our gaze from the capital cities to the regional centres and their hinterlands, then a very different perspective emerges. These are the places where pastoralists live. They have for centuries struggled with drought, conflict and famine. They are resourceful, entrepreneurial and innovative peoples. Yet they have been ignored and marginalised by the states that control their territory and the development agencies who are supposed to help them. This book argues that, while we should not ignore the profound difficulties of creating secure livelihoods in the Greater Horn of Africa, there is much to be learned from development successes, large and small |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars with an interest in development studies and human geography, with a particular emphasis on Africa. It will also appeal to development policy-makers and practitioners |
| Notes |
English |
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online resource; title from digital title page (ebrary platform, viewed June 30, 2014) |
| Subject |
Herders -- Horn of Africa -- Economic conditions
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Herders -- Africa, Eastern -- Economic conditions
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Pastoral systems -- Horn of Africa
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Pastoral systems -- Africa, Eastern
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Economic development -- Horn of Africa
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Economic development -- Africa, Eastern
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business
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NATURE / Natural Resources
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Economic development
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Economic history
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Herders -- Economic conditions
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Pastoral systems
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| SUBJECT |
Horn of Africa -- Economic conditions
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Africa, Eastern -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Eastern Africa
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Africa -- Horn of Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scoones, Ian.
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Catley, Andy.
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Lind, Jeremy.
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| LC no. |
2012003309 |
| ISBN |
9780203105979 |
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0203105974 |
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9781136255854 |
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1136255850 |
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9781136255809 |
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113625580X |
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9781136255847 |
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1136255842 |
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