The State of world rural poverty : an inquiry into its causes and consequences /
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| Author / Creator: | Jazaïry, Idriss |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Published for the International Fund for Agricultural Development by New York University Press, c1992. |
| Description: | xxiii, 514 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1329576 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Idriss Jazairy
- 1. Overview and background. A balanced and equitable development
- 2. From the old to the new development paradigm. The dominant development paradigm. Variants of the dominant paradigm. Challenges to the dominant paradigm. Towards a new paradigm centered on poverty alleviation
- 3. The world of the rural poor. The measurement of rural poverty and deprivation. Poverty indices: comparison between countries. Income distribution. Rural poor and functionally vulnerable groups. Poverty in the household. Types and location of rural poor
- 4. Rural poverty processes. Policy-induced processes. Dualism. Population growth. Resource management and the environment. Natural cycles and processes. The marginalisation of women. Cultural and ethnic factors. Exploitative intermediation. Internal political fragmentation and civil strife. International processes. The regional and country profile of poverty processes. A framework for rural poverty analysis and poverty mapping
- 5. Access of the rural poor to resources: land. Land: access of the rural poor to land
- 6. Access of the rural poor to resources: infrastructure, technology and social services. Irrigation development for alleviating rural poverty. Technology and farming systems for the rural Poor. Improving the access of the rural poor to transport, communication and social services
- 7. Access of the rural poor to resources: labour and capital markets. The rural labour market. New employment opportunities. Training and development of micro-management capacity. The capital of the rural poor
- 8. Reorienting government policies and institutions to help the poor. Internal and external balances. Agricultural pricing policy. Interest rate and credit policies. Institutions. Debt management and capital flow. Conclusion: the adjustments under way
- 9. Rural women in development. The contribution of rural women to economic development. Rural women's role in economic development: a conceptual framework. Rural women's access to resources and opportunities. Conclusion: major lessons
- 10. Alleviating rural poverty through natural resource management and preservation. Degradation of renewable resources in developing countries. Factors contributing to the degradation of the environment. Preserving the environment and alleviating rural poverty
- 11. Strategies for targeting specific groups. Landless and near-landless populations. Small-scale and artisanal fishermen. The Amerindian peoples of Latin America. Nomadic pastoralists. Displaced wanderers. The tribal population in India
- 12. Partnership and participation: necessary elements for poverty alleviation. The importance of participation. The need for a better partnership. National-governments and the need for decentralisation. Local governments. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the rural poor. People's organisations and participatory development. Annexe I GNP per capita and selected poverty indicators
- Annexe II Determinants of poverty
- Annexe III List of IFAD-financed projects referred to in the study.