Rural transformation

dc.contributor.authorBerdegué, Julio A.
dc.contributor.authorRosada, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorBebbington, Anthony J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-27T13:49:46Z
dc.date.available2013-08-27T13:49:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionPre-print versionen
dc.description.abstractAbout 3.3 billion people live in the rural areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America; an additional 1.3 billion reside in provincial towns. The bulk of land-based global biodiversity lives with or immediately next to these people. This chapter discusses rural transformation, whereby rural societies diversify their economies and reduce their reliance on agriculture, becoming more dependent on distant places to trade and to acquire goods, services, and ideas. While global forces drive this transformation, the interplay of global and local factors are reflected in different outcomes in terms of economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.en
dc.formatTexten
dc.format.extent1 digital file (44 p.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/51569
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIESen
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectAGRIFOOD SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATIONen
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTUREen
dc.subjectURBANIZATIONen
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMYen
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATIONen
dc.subjectAGRONOMYen
dc.subjectLABOUR MIGRATIONen
dc.subjectGLOBAL SOUTHen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT THEORYen
dc.titleRural transformationen
dc.title.alternativeInternational development : ideas, experience and prospects; chapter 27en
dc.typeBook Chapteren
idrc.copyright.holderJulio A. Berdegué, Tomás Rosada, and Anthony J. Bebbington
idrc.copyright.oareleasedocrecordsserverdocnumber418320
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106445004
idrc.project.number106445
idrc.project.titleEvolving Concepts of Development through the Experience of Developing Countriesen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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