Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Policies [Paperback]

This important new collection of contributions brings together current thinking on poverty reduction and rural livelihoods in developing countries. As well as leading economists in the field such as Frank Ellis and Chris Barrett, there are a number of contributors from developing countries themselves. The book examines both macroeconomic and microeconomic phenomena and contains wide range of case studies.

Skilfully exposing the gap that exists between the rhetoric of poverty reduction strategies in capital cities and the practice of public sector delivery in rural areas, this key text will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers in the fields of rural development, rural livelihoods, poverty reduction strategies and Sub-Saharan Africa development as well as advisors and practitioners in international organizations.

Introduction  Part 1: The Context of Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction  1. Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction: Themes and Policy Levers  2. Methodological Issues for Rural Poverty Reduction within the PRSP Framework  Part 2: Evidence from Rural Poverty Research  3. The Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Reduction in SSA  4. Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Processes and Policies  5. Dynamics of Poverty Traps  6. Income Diversification and Rural Inequality  Part 3: Institutional Factors in Rural Poverty Reduction  7. Experience of the Plan for the Modernization of Agriculture (PMA), Uganda  8. Decentralization and Rural Poverty Reduction in Malawi  9. Marketing Arrangements and Rural Poverty Reduction  10. Comparative Land Tenure Issues Arising in Four Countries  Part 4: Natural Resource Management in Rural PovelC