Forthcoming Rural Development Books

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11. Economics and Management of the Food Industry

    By Jeffrey Dorfman

    Series: Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics

    This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter. Central to the text are agricultural marketing problems such as the allocation of production between competing products (such as fresh and frozen markets), spatial competition,...

    To Be Published August 27th 2013 by Routledge
12. Local Governance and Poverty in Developing Nations

    Edited by Nicky Pouw, Isa Baud

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

    This volume examines the persistence of poverty - both rural and urban - in developing countries, and the response of local governments to the problem, exploring the roles of governments, NGOs, and CSOs in national and sub-national agenda-setting, policy-making, and poverty-reduction strategies. It...

    To Be Published September 14th 2013 by Routledge
13. Mining and Social Transformation in Africa

    Mineralizing and Democratizing Trends in Artisanal Production

    Edited by Deborah F. Bryceson, Eleanor Fisher, Jesper Jonsson, Rosemarie Mwaipopo

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

    After more than three decades of economic malaise, many African countries are experiencing an upsurge in their economic fortunes linked to the booming international market for minerals. Spurred by the shrinking viability of peasant agriculture, rural dwellers have been engaged in a massive search...

    To Be Published September 25th 2013 by Routledge
14. The Crisis of Rural Poverty and Hunger

    An Essay on the Complementarity between Market- and Government-Led Land Reform for its Resolution

    By M. Riad El-Ghonemy

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

    M. Riad El-Ghonemy argues that if current trends in government-led and market based land reforms persist the rural poor population in developing countries will continue to rise. Based on nearly half a century of academic and field research this valuable work presents compelling evidence on...

    To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
15. Interpreting Rurality

    Multidisciplinary Approaches

    Edited by Peter Somerville, Gary Bosworth

    The British countryside is a national institution; most people aspire to live there, many people use it for leisure and recreation and we can all watch rural life played out on our television screen, read about it in novels or consume its imagery in art and cinematography. The aim of this book is...

    To Be Published October 23rd 2013 by Routledge
16. Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands

    Edited by Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet van Asten, Guy Blomme

    With growing population and food security risks, there is an urgent need to increase sustainable agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. This book addresses the issue of agricultural intensification in the humid highland areas of Africa. Its framework is built on the activities...

    To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Routledge
17. The Neoliberal Regime in the Agri-Food Sector

    Crisis, Resilience and Restructuring

    Edited by Steven Wolf, Alessandro Bonanno

    Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

    For the last three decades, the Neoliberal regime, emphasising economic growth through deregulation, free trade and the role of the private sector, has shaped production and consumption processes in agriculture and food. More recently social instability and protest, economic recessions,...

    To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
18. The Political Ecology of Climate Change Adaptation

    Environmental Change, Development Conflicts and Livelihood Transformations

    By Marcus Taylor

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

    This book is the first to provide a focused examination of climate change adaptation in rural regions of the global South. By employing an interdisciplinary approach rooted in the traditions of political economy and political ecology, it argues that current approaches to climate change adaptation...

    To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
19. Spatial and Regional Development in Perspective

    Towards a New Framework

    By Indra P. Tiwari

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

    Many changes worldwide have taken place since frameworks and policies for regional and spatial development were introduced during the 'decade of development'. This book addresses the need to critically review various experiences in order to extract lessons about their strengths and...

    To Be Published November 29th 2013 by Routledge
20. Rural Livelihoods in China

    Political Economy in Transition

    Edited by Heather Xiaoquan Zhang

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

    Fundamental changes have taken place in China in ownership and control of, as well as access to livelihood assets in the context of transition and globalisation. This book examines the political economy of China's rural livelihoods transformations during the past three decades and in contemporary...

    To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Routledge