1st Edition
Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization Perspectives from Developing and Transition Countries
1. Agrarian Reform and Rural Development: Historical Overview and Current Issues Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Cristóbal Kay and A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 2. Bolivia's Unfinished Agrarian Reform: Rural Poverty and Development Policies Cristóbal Kay and Miguel Urioste 3. Agrarian Reform and Poverty Reduction: Lessons from Brazil Carmen Diana Deere and Leonilde Servolo de Medeiros 4. Land, Poverty and State-Society Interaction in the Philippines Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Danilo Carranza and Ricardo Reyes 5. Land Markets and Rural Livelihoods in Vietnam A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 6. Land Reform, Rural Poverty and Inequality in Armenia: A Pro-Poor Approach to Land Policies Max Spoor 7. The Land System, Agriculture and Poverty in Uzbekistan Azizur Rahman Khan 8. Mubarak’s Legacy for Egypt’s Rural Poor: Returning Land to the Landlords Ray Bush 9. Land Reform in Namibia: Issues of Equity and Poverty Jan Kees van Donge with George Eiseb and Alfons Mosimane 10. Untying the Gordian Knot: The Question of Land Reform in Ethiopia Gebru Mersha and Mwangi wa Githinji 11. Land Policy, Poverty Reduction and Public Action in Zimbabwe Sam Moyo 12. Neo-liberal Globalization, Land and Poverty: Implications for Public Action A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Cristóbal Kay and Terry McKinley
Biography
A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi is Professor of International Development Studies at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. Saturnino M. Borras Jr is Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies, St Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cristóbal Kay is Associate Professor of Rural Development and Development Studies at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands.
"Land, Poverty and Livelihoods is very well-cited and grounded in concrete figures (the perfect source for a graduate student reading list). The introduction is incredibly thorough and didactic, carefully reviewing land reform in theory and practice around the world and over time. And the concluding chapter is an excellent analysis of the implications that the case studies presented in the book have for policy. Altogether, this book is an important source for the contemporary debate over whether and how agrarian reform might work to reduce rural poverty and inequality."
Wendy Wolford, UNC Chapel Hill
