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Poverty, Inequality and Rural Development
. Ed(S): Greenaway, Professor David; Lloyd, Tim; Morrisey, Oliver
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Paperback. Editor(s): Greenaway, Professor David; Lloyd, Tim; Morrisey, Oliver. Series: Case-studies in Economic Development. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; KCM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
Poverty alleviation is a major objective of development. More than a fifth of the world's population lives in absolute poverty, and the majority of the poor live in rural areas. This volume studies what can be done for alleviating rural poverty. Four chapters address the measurement of poverty and inequality, including the use of household expenditure surveys and intra-household income distribution. Evidence is presented for India, Mauritania, Cte d'Ivoire and China. Other chapters present case studies on strategies for rural development: provision of rural credit in Bangladesh and India; technical change in Philippine agriculture; contract farming in Thailand; and banana ... Read more
Poverty alleviation is a major objective of development. More than a fifth of the world's population lives in absolute poverty, and the majority of the poor live in rural areas. This volume studies what can be done for alleviating rural poverty. Four chapters address the measurement of poverty and inequality, including the use of household expenditure surveys and intra-household income distribution. Evidence is presented for India, Mauritania, Cte d'Ivoire and China. Other chapters present case studies on strategies for rural development: provision of rural credit in Bangladesh and India; technical change in Philippine agriculture; contract farming in Thailand; and banana ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Case-studies in Economic Development
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349234486
SKU
V9781349234486
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