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The bargain sector : economic restructuring and the non-farm sector in the Nigerian savanna / Kate Meagher.
Lippincott Library HD2346.N6 M43 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meagher, Kate.
- Series:
- African Studies Centre research series ; 17.
- African Studies Centre research series ; 17/2001
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Small business--Nigeria--Case studies.
- Small business.
- Rural development--Nigeria--Case studies.
- Rural development.
- Economic policy.
- Nigeria--Economic policy--Case studies.
- Nigeria.
- Nigeria--Economic conditions--1960-.
- Economic conditions.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 180 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate, [2001]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The story to be told 1
- Conventional images and non-farm truths 4
- The restructuring of rural development policy 6
- From the general to the particular 7
- The case of the Nigerian savanna 10
- Shifting terms of reference 13
- 2. The changing role of the rural non-farm sector: Issues of policy and theory 16
- The policy issue 17
- Theoretical issues 20
- Historical perspectives: Non-farm activities and the rural economy in the Nigerian savanna 25
- Theoretical perspectives of the 1960s and 1970s: Agricultural development and rural inequality 30
- Perspectives of the 1980s and 1990s: The role of ecology, policy and economic restructuring 34
- Quantitative evidence on trends in non-farm income shares, 1972-1993 37
- 3. Methodology 41
- Nasarawan Doya: A village and a setting 43
- Research methodology 46
- Methodological problems 50
- 4. The determinants of non-farm participation: Household inequality and agricultural restructuring 53
- The determinants of agricultural inequality 55
- Land: Equalizer or push factor? 57
- Inputs, crop prices and cropping choices 62
- Perceptions of agricultural constraints and prospects 67
- Pull factors: Household characteristics, non-farm participation and rural inequality 70
- 5. Non-farm activities and structural adjustment: An enterprise perspective 78
- The history of non-farm activities in Nasarawan Doya 79
- Current patterns of non-farm activities 81
- Labour and employment 84
- Sources of capital and credit 86
- Access to inputs and equipment 89
- Demand side factors: Competition and markets 91
- Incomes and income use 93
- New pressures and new opportunities in the non-farm sector 94
- 6. Non-farm activities and rural livelihood strategies 109
- Patterns of participation in non-farm activities at the household level 110
- Non-farm livelihood strategies 116
- The importance of non-farm activities in total labour time 118
- Non-farm incomes as a share of household incomes 121
- Non-farm activities and agriculture: Investment patterns and occupational identities 125
- Migration patterns and non-farm options 128
- 7. Household welfare and social networks: A non-farm perspective 132
- Household welfare and responsibilities for household provisioning 133
- Sources of women's non-farm capital 135
- Women's investment priorities 138
- Social networks and community associations 139
- Current trends in the role of the non-farm sector 146
- Long-term trends in non-farm income shares 148
- Future prospects for the non-farm sector: Theoretical issues and research concerns 152
- Policy reflections 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180).
- ISBN:
- 0754618994
- 0754612406
- OCLC:
- 49822209
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