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Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy :

(Number (ISBN

1281877085

(Number (ISBN

9781281877086

(Number (ISBN

9789812388094

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9789812565679

(Number (ISBN

9812388095

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9812565671

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9789812790064

Erroneous ISBN

9812388095

Erroneous ISBN

9812790063

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b705454

Title Proper

Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

alternative private strategies and public policies /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Ralph D. Christy.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Singapore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

World Scientific,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages) :

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illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Part One: The New Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development -- Engaging the global enterprise to promote economic development / Everett M. Ehrlich, Elliot Schwartz -- Linking globalization, economic growth and poverty : Impacts of agribusiness strategies on sub-Saharan Africa / Dave Weatherspoon, Joyce Cacho, Ralph Christy -- Part Two: Can Markets Matter for the Poor? -- Making markets work for the poor / Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Nithya Nagarajan -- Global markets and rural poverty : Do the rural poor gain or lose from globalization? / Clive Y. Thomas, Carlton G. Davis -- Markets, government and development : Structural adjustment programs in a global economy / Edward Mabaya, Ralph D. Christy -- Financial market integration and the fate of small and micro business lending in emerging economies / Mark Wenner -- Part Three: Achieving Sustainable Communities -- Essential forms of capital for achieving sustainable community development / Daniel V. Rainey [and others] -- Innovative community strategies in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management : Landcare in South Africa / Monique L. Salomon -- "Show me the money" : Asymmetric globalization and relative deprivation in sub-Saharan Africa / Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Amani McHugh, Jalamang Orcutt -- Globalization, agricultural development and rural community livelihoods / Philip McMichael.

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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. This volume presents writings of leading scholars and practitionersworking in the private and public sectors. Their work focuse.

Title

Achieving sustainable communities in a global economy.

International Standard Book Number

9812388095

Agricultural development projects.

Agriculture-- Economic aspects.

Sustainable development.

Agricultural development projects.

Agriculture-- Economic aspects.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Agribusiness.

Sustainable development.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Sustainable Agriculture.

BUS-- 070010

PBT

TEC-- 003070

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Edition

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Book number

Christy, Ralph D.

Date of Transaction

20201207204846.0

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