Livelihood- hope and conditions of a new paradigm for development studies : the case of Andean Regions / Mirosława Czerny, Hildegardo Córdova-Aguilar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Czerny, Miroslawa, author.

Córdova Aguilar, Hildegardo, author.

Series:

Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations.

Countries, Regional Studies, Trading Blocks, Unions, World Organizations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--Peru.

Rural development.

Rural development--Andes.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Peru.

Agriculture.

Rural development--Developing countries.

Peru--Rural conditions.

Peru.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a birdś eye view of the livelihood and geographical conditions of backward rural areas in the central and northern Andes in Perú and in Argentina. There, people live in scattered settlements dedicated to subsistence agriculture and are also marginal to markets. NGOs are playing increasing roles in the development of peripheral rural regions, such as in Perú; while the State addresses the production at the commercial agricultural levels, the subsistence dwellers speak of the difficulties they continue to encounter to manage the marketing of their crops. In rural development, we fo

Contents:

""LIVELIHOOD � HOPE AND CONDITIONS OF A NEW PARADIGM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: THE CASE OF ANDEAN REGIONS""; ""LIVELIHOOD � HOPE AND CONDITIONS OF A NEW PARADIGM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: THE CASE OF ANDEAN REGIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction � Rural Areas in Developing Countries""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1: Conceptions of Livelihood""; ""Chapter 2: The Study Area and Its Possibilities for Development""; ""Chapter 3: Participatory Research""; ""Chapter 4: Programs Supporting Livelihoods in Developing Countries""

""Las Cuevas""""Point of View from Interviews with a Representative of an NGO Carried out on 14.12.2012""; ""Conclusion � Factors Shaping Social Vulnerability and Barriers to Development""; ""Bibliography""; ""“LIVELIHOODS� QUESTIONNAIRE""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-834-1

OCLC:

890406817