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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Losch, Bruno

Contributor:

Fréguin-Gresh, Sandrine, 1977-

White, Eric Thomas, 1981-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Developing countries.

Rural development--Developing countries.

Rural development.

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, [2012]

Summary:

Many late developing countries face tremendous challenges: They have to deal simultaneously with their economic and demographic transitions in the context of globalization and under the constraints of climate change. Based on new evidence from an in-depth survey that included 8,000 rural households in 7 developing countries, Structural Transformation and Rural Change Revisited addresses the unique situation of regions that remain deeply engaged in agriculture. It explores the reality of their integration into global markets and the nature of the rural nonfarm economy. It then shows the paths through which agricultural economies diversify, and finally proposes a set of policy orientations that could facilitate the process of rural change. These include a clear need to engage in targeted development strategies at the regional level, to focus on staples family agriculture, and to pursue a policy of "territorial development" that promotes strong rural-urban linkages at the level of rural localities, towns, and districts. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Setting the Scene and Selecting the Tools 23

A Disconcerting and Quickly Evolving Global Context 24

Main Objectives and Hypotheses of the Program: Reconnecting the Dots 30

General Design of the Program: Country Case Studies, Regional Surveys, and Collaborative Processes 34

Synopsis of the Book 44

Notes 47

2 The Challenges of Structural Transformation 51

Regional Differences and Positioning of the RuralStruc Countries 52

Structural Transformation in a Global Open Economy 62

Notes 72

3 Rural Realities: Agriculture and Poverty 77

The Central Role of Agriculture across Different Regional Settings 77

Widespread Rural Poverty 83

Livelihood Strategies 106

Notes 113

4 Exploring Off-Farm Diversification and the Rural Nonfarm Economy 117

The Question of Rural Diversification 117

The Reality of the Off-Farm Economy in the Surveyed Regions 121

Off-Farm Diversification and Rural Transformation 149

Notes 152

5 Searching for New Patterns of On-Farm Specialization 157

The Big Restructuring 158

An Elusive New Agriculture 168

On-Farm Specialization and Rural Transformation 191

Notes 193

6 From Regional Patterns of Rural Transformation to Policy Guidelines 195

Regional Patterns of Income Diversification and Specialization 195

Policy-Making Guidelines 220

Notes 234.

Notes:

"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."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-264) and index.

ISBN:

9780821395127

0821395122

9780821395134

0821395130

OCLC:

781831349