Friedmann perceives a global crisis which he traces to the dissolution of territorial relations. This he believes results from penetration of the global system of markets into the remotest corners of the world, undermining tradition cultures and ways of life. The consequence is …
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Farming systems and poverty: improving farmers' livelihoods in a changing world
by Gibbon, David P., Gulliver, Aidan, Dixon, John, Gibbon, David, Hall, Malcolm, Dixon, John Mezies, Food and Agriculture Organization., Agricultural Support Systems Division, World Bank., Rural Development Department
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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
<P class=""ABOUTBOOKAI""> A comprehensive study on the importance of Information and Communication Technology in rural education.
Microfinance began as the disbursement of tiny loans to the poor, which they could use to undertake informal income-generating activities. It went on to become one of the most popular international development policies of all time and a mainstay of local development and antipove…
Foreword / James K. Galbraith -- Introduction: setting the scene / Milford Bateman and Kate Maclean -- Background -- The political economy of microfinance / Milford Bateman -- Poverty reduction or the financialization of poverty? / Maren Duvendack and Philip Mader -- Seduction -…
Microfinance, the disbursement of tiny loans to the poor so that they can undertake income-generating activities, is the most popular international development policy of recent years. The contributors to this multidisciplinary volume consider the origins and outcomes of microfin…
The contributors to this multidisciplinary volume consider the origins, evolution, and outcomes of microfinance from a variety of perspectives and contend that it has been an unsuccessful approach to development.