Down to earth : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa / Luc Christiaensen and Lionel Demery.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Christiaensen, Luc J.

Contributor:

Demery, Lionel.

Series:

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty

Directions in development. Poverty

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Poverty--Government policy.

Poverty.

Rural poor.

Green Revolution.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Green Revolution--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Rural poor--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Poverty--Government policy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

xi, 105 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, [2007]

Summary:

This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on agriculture would tend to yield larger participation by the poor, but slower overall growth, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, and under which conditions?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-100) and index.

ISBN:

9780821368541

0821368540

0821368559

9780821368558

OCLC:

72353850