Reasserting the rural development agenda : lessons learned and emerging challenges in Asia / Arsenio M. Balisacan, Nobuhiko Fuwa, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balisacan, A. M., editor.

Fuwa, Nobuhiko, editor.

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Content Provider.

Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, Content Provider.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--Asia--Congresses.

Rural development.

Rural poor--Asia--Congresses.

Rural poor.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Asia--Congresses.

Agriculture.

Asia--Rural conditions--Congresses.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 414 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The agricultural sector's perceived importance in the international development circle waned dramatically after the 1980s, and investments in rural development and agricultural research and development declined sharply. This volume reasserts the role of agricultural and rural development in the economic development debate. By revisiting the evolution of ideas, paradigms and empirical evidence, and by drawing on Asian experiences, the book intends to set a reinvigorated agenda on agricultural and rural development both for research and policy discussions in the coming decades. Written by internationally acknowledged research scholars, this book is helpful to a wide range of audience, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and students interested in rural development in Asia and its future evolutions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

TABLES

FIGURES

PREFACE

CONTRIBUTORS

1 Challenges and Policy Options for Agricultural Development: Overview and Synthesis / Balisacan, Arsenio M. / Fuwa, Nobuhiko

2 The Economics of Agricultural Development: What Have We Learned? / Roumasset, James

3 The Role of Social Structures and Norms in Agricultural Development: African and East Asian Communities Compared / Hayami, Yujiro

4 Food Security in a Globalised Setting / Anderson, Jock R.

5 Poverty and Vulnerability / Balisacan, Arsenio M. / Fuwa, and Nobuhiko

6 Asian Agricultural Development: From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution / Pingali, Prabhu / Raney, Terri

7 Dryland Agriculture in Asia: Ideas, Paradigms and Policies / Dar, William D. / Bantilan, M. C. S. / Babu, Anand / Anupama, G. V. / Deepthi, H. / Padmaja, R.

8 Establishing Efficient Use of Water Resources in Asia / Barker, Randolph / Rosegrant, Mark W.

9 Improving the Delivery of Extension Services to Rural People: New Perspectives / Umali-Deininger, Dina

10 Land Tenure and Forest Resource Management in Asia / Otsuka, Keijiro

11 Globalisation and the Poverty- Environment Link in Asian Agriculture / Coxhead, Ian

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789812304810

9812304819

OCLC:

387065050