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Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy : alternative private strategies and public policies / edited by Ralph D. Christy.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Agriculture.
- Sustainable development.
- Agricultural development projects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : World Scientific, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This important book explores alternative strategies in agriculturaland rural development to address the impacts of globalizationprocesses on smallholder agriculturalists and marginalized ruralpeople. Its goal is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the keyprocesses by which globalization is affecting the smallholderagricultural and rural sectors; and (2) to identify and propose bothmicro- and macro-level policies and other strategies to deal with theproblems that arise.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Reflections; Part One / The New Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development; Part Two / Can Markets Matter for the Poor?; Part Three / Achieving Sustainable Communities
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-87708-5
- 9786611877088
- 981-256-567-1
- OCLC:
- 271561062
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