Rural Economic Development Initiative
Editorial: Food security from within
“HIGH food prices prevented 19.4 million people in the Asia-Pacific region from climbing out of poverty last year and persisting food and oil inflation can keep up to an extra 42 million people poor in the region,” United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (Unescap) said about a new UN study released last March 31. read more
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Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives $0.99 * Profiles Ecuador as a broadly applicable case study to explore grassroots development initiatives* Stresses how macroeconomic conditions must change to achieve equitable developmentHow do rural development programs, especially those run by nongovernmental organizations, contend with the forces of structural adjustment programs and economic liberalization? Rural Progress, Rural Decay asserts tha… |
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Visions of Development: Faith-based Initiatives $85.68 “Visions of Development” presents first-hand stories of groups and movements from many different religious and spiritual traditions that are working with impoverished communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It provides unique insights into how people’s beliefs and spirituality can help to inform not only what they perceive ‘development’ to be but also how they go about achieving it. Through… |
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Economic development initiatives in rural North Dakota communities: Socioeconomic impacts (Agribusiness & applied economics report) … |