Benjamín Quijandría, Aníbal Monares, Raquel Ugarte de Peña Montenegro ; editor : Mariana Giacaman ; translator : Laura Vlasman ; graphics : M. Luisaa Jaramillo | Assessment of rural poverty : Latin America and the Caribbean

Quijandría, Benjamín

Benjamín Quijandría, Aníbal Monares, Raquel Ugarte de Peña Montenegro ; editor : Mariana Giacaman ; translator : Laura Vlasman ; graphics : M. Luisaa Jaramillo Assessment of rural poverty : Latin America and the Caribbean - Santiago, Chile : International Fund for Agricultural Development ; Latin American and Caribbean Division of IFAD, 2001 - 147 p. : il.

Contiene : bibliography, list of tables, of figures and of boxes

Foreword to the english edition, 11.-- Introduction, 13.-- The rural poor population, 17.-- Definition of rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, 19.-- Types of rural poverty, 22.-- Magnitude and recent trends in rural poverty, 24.-- Rural families and their subsistence systems, 33.-- Location of rural poverty: ecological areas and use of natural resources, 40.-- Causes of ruralpoverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, 49.-- Historical roots of rural poverty, 51.-- Political instability, 53.-- Macroeconomic models and development policies, 54.-- Other factors that influence rural poverty, 60.-- Policies and programmes for poverty reduction, rural development, and decentralization, 65.-- Poverty reduction, 67.-- Rural development, 72.-- The rural environment and decentralization in Latin America, 75.-- Short-term aid vs. long-term development: ifad`s approach, 81.-- Opportunities and challenges, 91.-- Opportunities to reduce rural poverty, 93.-- Operational challenges and options for IFAD in a global context, 124.-- The quest for effective institutional partnerships, 126.-- Moving into the 21st century, 133.-- Bibliography, 141.

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1.Pobreza rural - América Latina. 2. Pobreza rural - Caribe (Área). 3. Economía de subsistencia - América Latina. 4. Economía de subsistencia - Caribe (Área). 5. América Latina - Política económica. 6. Caribe (Área) - Política económica. 6. América Latina - Condiciones económicas

362.58 Q6a 2001

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