Who are the rural people of Africa? What does it mean to be part of a 'rural' community in contemporary Tanzania? And why is it important to debate questions of African rurality beyond the mere GDP contribution of rural land-based production? This book seeks to address questions like these....

The paper addresses the structural changes shaping international trade. Drawing on insights from theoretical and empirical contributions and relying on available statistics, it explores some of the implications of this ongoing structural transformation. It identifies the dynamic expansion of...

Highly dynamic and large scale structural changes are currently reshaping the world economy and international trade. When compared to other similar experiences in the past, astonishing is not only the fast pace of global transformations, but also their wide scope affecting virtually the entire...