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This book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The...
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-pertinent land question in South Africa. Identifying the many layers of dispossession definitive of the South African past, the book … presents a provocative new argument about land rights and the residues of settler colonialism …
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mitigation measures, adaptation initiatives can and perhaps should play a key role in enabling communities from across Africa to … better handle the problems related to it. Due to the fact that experiences in climate change adaptation in Africa are poorly …
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Rural poverty remains widespread and persistent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A group of leading experts … critically examines the impact of land tenure reforms on poverty reduction and natural resource management in countries in Africa …
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This volume undertakes the important task of envisioning a regional history of Asia based on its unique internal characteristics, going beyond the usual West/non-West dichotomy. The “regional trade zone of modern Asia” was debated in the 1980s. Since then, Japanese historians of the...
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This book introduces innovative approaches to pursue climate change adaptation and to support the long-term implementation of climate change policies. Offering new case studies and data, as well as projects and initiatives implemented across the globe, the contributors present new tools,...
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makers need to address in their attempts to provide affordable housing for the majority in need. With Africa’s urban … alleviate Africa’s housing deficit. This work will be of particular interest to practitioners, non-governmental organizations …1. Introduction -- 2. The Housing Sector in Africa: Setting the Scene: The Political Economy -- 3. Housing Finance in …
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The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas
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1. Introduction and Summary -- 2. How Trade Can Boost Food Security -- 3. The Long History of Food Globalization -- 4. The Evolution of Food Trade Patterns since 1960 -- 5. Market-Distorting Policies: Long-Run Trends and Short-Run Insulation -- 6. Estimating Trade, Welfare, and Poverty Effects...
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Chapter 1. Almas Heshmati, “Introduction to Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia and summary of the contributions” -- Chapter 2. Tsegaye Mulugeta, “Impacts of Improved Agricultural Technology Adoption on Rural Poverty: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia” -- Chapter 3. Tsegaye Mulugeta,...
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