| Description |
xxiii, 348 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Markets and civil society in rural transformation : an overview of principal issues, trends and outcomes / K. B. Ghimire -- 2. Social movements, the state and the experience of market-led agrarian reform in Brazil / Leonilde Servolo de Medeiros -- 3. Colombian countryside between privileges of Latifundistas, modernizing authoritarianism and peasant repression / Stephan Suhner -- 4. The dynamics of market-led rural development in Latin America : the experience of Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru / Henry Veltmeyer -- 5. The ability of civil society groups to influence the debate on the role of the market in rural asset building and redistribution in East Africa / Nyangabyaki Bazaara -- 6. Crisis of rural livelihoods, economic reforms and civil society in Egypt / Ray Bush -- 7. The farmers' movement and the market question in Senegal / Nora McKeon -- 8. Markets, land redistribution and rural social movements in the Philippines / Saturnino M. Borras, Jr. -- 9. Rural power structures and evolving market forces in Bangladesh / Manzurul Mannan -- 10. Social movements, rural poverty and markets : the case of India / Neil Webster |
| Summary |
"Increasingly, civil society organizations have expressed misgivings about relying upon the market mechanism to solve current problems of inequalities, deprivation and conflicts in the developing world. This collection examines the reactions of civil society groups to the market question in rural development within neoliberal reforms." "Drawing upon case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book critically examines the position and function of civil society organizations with respect to market-led land reforms, labour markets, uncertainty caused by market mechanisms and the raising of social awareness and mobilization around market issues. It demonstrates the heterogeneous character of civil society as 'market advocate', 'market sceptic' and 'market opponent'." "In conclusion, the contributors argue that although forceful social mobilization within civil society is crucial to give a voice to rural producers and workers, many challenges to the market take place outside the market context, and involve high levels of organization among the local populations and wider coalitions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Peasants -- Developing countries.
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Rural poor -- Developing countries.
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Non-governmental organizations -- Developing countries.
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Free enterprise -- Developing countries.
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Agriculture and state -- Developing countries.
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Rural development -- Developing countries.
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Civil society -- Developing countries.
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102080
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| Author |
Ghimire, K. B. (Kléber Bertrand)
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| LC no. |
2004063293 |
| ISBN |
1403949158 cloth |
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9781403949158 hardback |
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