Rural livelihoods and diversity in developing countries /

"This book sets out the rural livelihoods approach within the larger context of past and current themes in rural development. It adopts diversity as its principal theme, and explores the implications of diverse rural livelihoods for ideas about poverty, agriculture, environment, gender, and mac...

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Main Author: Ellis, Frank, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Summary:"This book sets out the rural livelihoods approach within the larger context of past and current themes in rural development. It adopts diversity as its principal theme, and explores the implications of diverse rural livelihoods for ideas about poverty, agriculture, environment, gender, and macroeconomic policy. It also considers appropriate methods for gaining quick and effective knowledge about the livelihoods of the rural poor for project and policy purposes."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xiv, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and indexes.
ISBN:0198296959
0198296967 (pbk.)