1st Edition

The Political Economy of Land and Agrarian Development in Ethiopia The Arssi Region since 1941

By Ketebo Abdiyo Ensene Copyright 2018
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Located in central Ethiopia, the Arssi region is one of the most productive in Ethiopia yet it has so far been neglected by scholars. This book scrutinizes the rural development of Arssi by focusing on the Swedish supported experimental venture known as the Chilalo Agricultural Development Unit (CADU) and later as the Arssi Rural Development Unit (ARDU). Ketebo Abdiyo Ensene investigates how... Read more

Acknowledgements



Preface



Key to Transliteration System



Acronyms



List of Tables



List of Maps



List of Figures



INTRODUCTION









  1. LAND GRANTS IN ARSSI DURING THE IMPERIAL ERA (1941-1974)






  2. SOME ASPECTS OF LAND AND AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT IN ARSSI DURING THE IMPERIAL ERA, 1941-1974






  3. INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ARSSI: CADU-ARDU (1967- ca. 1984)






  4. RURAL LAND REFORM PROCLAMATION AND ITS SEQUEL






  5. COLLECTIVIZATION OF FARMS AND HABITATIONS






  6. THE POST-1991 AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENTS




CONCLUSION



Bibliography



List of Oral informants





List of Appendices





Glossary

Biography

Ketebo Abdiyo Ensene is an Associate Professor at Jimma University, Ethiopia.