Land, Poverty And Livelihoods in the Era of Globalization Perspectives from Developing And Transition Countries

A host of internationally eminent scholars are brought together to explore the structural causes of rural poverty andincome inequality as well as the processes of social exclusion and political subordination encountered by the peasantry and rural workers. Utilizing new empirical evidence from ten countries and in-depth analysis of key country studies, a comparative analysis of agrarian reforms and their impact on rural poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and transition countries is undertaken. This volume provides a critical analysis and framework for the study of neoliberal land policies in the current phase of globalization.Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization determines that the currently dominant neoliberal economic and social policies do not tackle the main causes of rural poverty and are thus unable to significantly reduce, let alone eliminate, this major development problem. The book undertakes a critical analysis of past agrarian reform policies as well as of current neoliberal land policies. It seeks to propose an agrarian reform policy embedded in an appropriate development strategy which is able to significantly reduce, and hopefully eliminate, rural poverty.Borras, Saturnino M., Jr. is the author of 'Land, Poverty And Livelihoods in the Era of Globalization Perspectives from Developing And Transition Countries', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415414494 and ISBN 0415414490.