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• catalog abstract "Poverty is spreading. There are now as many people living in absolute poverty - almost a billion in the rural Third World alone - as there were living on the entire planet only a century ago. Yet poverty continues to be shrouded in mystery. Consider that four-fifths of the world's poor live in rural areas; about 340 million people worldwide are currently chronically ill from malnutrition; over 500 million do not get enough calories to do a full day's labor; at a time when enough grain is being produced to provide everyone in the world with twice the daily minimum caloric requirements, global hunger is at an all-time high; and half again as many rural women - almost 600 million - live in absolute poverty today as did 20 years ago. We need to ask ourselves what has gone wrong. Despite almost four decades and billions of dollars in development activities, we are barely in a position to track the changing dynamics of poverty or to define with conviction the processes that entrap the poor in their misery. Accounting for about 90% of global poverty, rural poverty, through transmigration, is also a main contributor to urban poverty. It is in the rural areas of the world where poverty is most severe in human terms, where the hunger, hopelessness, hardship, and despair commonly associated with entrenched poverty are most pronounced, where basic health services, sanitation, educational opportunities, and other common amenities are most lacking. The alleviation of rural poverty is therefore tantamount to the alleviation of global poverty in its entirety. The State of World Rural Poverty offers the first comprehensive look at the economic conditions and prospects of the world's rural poor. Certain to become a definitive source of data and analysis, especially for the unique rural poverty indexes of 114 developing countries, as well as an invaluable policy guide to issues involving development and poverty in underdeveloped nations, this volume incorporates research from all over the world.".
• catalog contributor b3619112.
• catalog contributor b3619113.
• catalog contributor b3619114.
• catalog contributor b3619115.
• catalog created "1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
• catalog description "Certain to become a definitive source of data and analysis, especially for the unique rural poverty indexes of 114 developing countries, as well as an invaluable policy guide to issues involving development and poverty in underdeveloped nations, this volume incorporates research from all over the world.".
• catalog description "Conclusion: the adjustments under way -- 9. Rural women in development. The contribution of rural women to economic development. Rural women's role in economic development: a conceptual framework. Rural women's access to resources and opportunities. Conclusion: major lessons -- 10. Alleviating rural poverty through natural resource management and preservation. Degradation of renewable resources in developing countries. Factors contributing to the degradation of the environment. Preserving the environment and alleviating rural poverty -- 11. Strategies for targeting specific groups. Landless and near-landless populations. Small-scale and artisanal fishermen. The Amerindian peoples of Latin America. Nomadic pastoralists. Displaced wanderers. The tribal population in India -- 12. Partnership and participation: necessary elements for poverty alleviation. The importance of participation. The need for a better partnership.".
• catalog description "Despite almost four decades and billions of dollars in development activities, we are barely in a position to track the changing dynamics of poverty or to define with conviction the processes that entrap the poor in their misery. Accounting for about 90% of global poverty, rural poverty, through transmigration, is also a main contributor to urban poverty. It is in the rural areas of the world where poverty is most severe in human terms, where the hunger, hopelessness, hardship, and despair commonly associated with entrenched poverty are most pronounced, where basic health services, sanitation, educational opportunities, and other common amenities are most lacking. The alleviation of rural poverty is therefore tantamount to the alleviation of global poverty in its entirety. The State of World Rural Poverty offers the first comprehensive look at the economic conditions and prospects of the world's rural poor. ".
• catalog description "Foreword / Idriss Jazairy -- 1. Overview and background. A balanced and equitable development -- 2. From the old to the new development paradigm. The dominant development paradigm. Variants of the dominant paradigm. Challenges to the dominant paradigm. Towards a new paradigm centered on poverty alleviation -- 3. The world of the rural poor. The measurement of rural poverty and deprivation. Poverty indices: comparison between countries. Income distribution. Rural poor and functionally vulnerable groups. Poverty in the household. Types and location of rural poor -- 4. Rural poverty processes. Policy-induced processes. Dualism. Population growth. Resource management and the environment. Natural cycles and processes. The marginalisation of women. Cultural and ethnic factors. Exploitative intermediation. Internal political fragmentation and civil strife. International processes.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-514) and index.".
• catalog description "National-governments and the need for decentralisation. Local governments. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the rural poor. People's organisations and participatory development. Annexe I GNP per capita and selected poverty indicators -- Annexe II Determinants of poverty -- Annexe III List of IFAD-financed projects referred to in the study.".
• catalog description "Poverty is spreading. There are now as many people living in absolute poverty - almost a billion in the rural Third World alone - as there were living on the entire planet only a century ago. Yet poverty continues to be shrouded in mystery. Consider that four-fifths of the world's poor live in rural areas; about 340 million people worldwide are currently chronically ill from malnutrition; over 500 million do not get enough calories to do a full day's labor; at a time when enough grain is being produced to provide everyone in the world with twice the daily minimum caloric requirements, global hunger is at an all-time high; and half again as many rural women - almost 600 million - live in absolute poverty today as did 20 years ago. We need to ask ourselves what has gone wrong. ".
• catalog description "The regional and country profile of poverty processes. A framework for rural poverty analysis and poverty mapping -- 5. Access of the rural poor to resources: land. Land: access of the rural poor to land -- 6. Access of the rural poor to resources: infrastructure, technology and social services. Irrigation development for alleviating rural poverty. Technology and farming systems for the rural Poor. Improving the access of the rural poor to transport, communication and social services -- 7. Access of the rural poor to resources: labour and capital markets. The rural labour market. New employment opportunities. Training and development of micro-management capacity. The capital of the rural poor -- 8. Reorienting government policies and institutions to help the poor. Internal and external balances. Agricultural pricing policy. Interest rate and credit policies. Institutions. Debt management and capital flow.".
• catalog extent "xxiii, 514 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "State of world rural poverty.".
• catalog identifier "0814737536 (cl : acid-free paper) :".
• catalog identifier "0814737544 (pbk : acid-free paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "State of world rural poverty.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York, N.Y. : Published for the International Fund for Agricultural Development by New York University Press,".
• catalog relation "State of world rural poverty.".
• catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "307.1/412/091724 20".
• catalog subject "Agricultural development projects Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "HN981.C6 S73 1992".
• catalog subject "Rural development Developing countries.".
• catalog subject "Rural poor Developing countries.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Conclusion: the adjustments under way -- 9. Rural women in development. The contribution of rural women to economic development. Rural women's role in economic development: a conceptual framework. Rural women's access to resources and opportunities. Conclusion: major lessons -- 10. Alleviating rural poverty through natural resource management and preservation. Degradation of renewable resources in developing countries. Factors contributing to the degradation of the environment. Preserving the environment and alleviating rural poverty -- 11. Strategies for targeting specific groups. Landless and near-landless populations. Small-scale and artisanal fishermen. The Amerindian peoples of Latin America. Nomadic pastoralists. Displaced wanderers. The tribal population in India -- 12. Partnership and participation: necessary elements for poverty alleviation. The importance of participation. The need for a better partnership.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Idriss Jazairy -- 1. Overview and background. A balanced and equitable development -- 2. From the old to the new development paradigm. The dominant development paradigm. Variants of the dominant paradigm. Challenges to the dominant paradigm. Towards a new paradigm centered on poverty alleviation -- 3. The world of the rural poor. The measurement of rural poverty and deprivation. Poverty indices: comparison between countries. Income distribution. Rural poor and functionally vulnerable groups. Poverty in the household. Types and location of rural poor -- 4. Rural poverty processes. Policy-induced processes. Dualism. Population growth. Resource management and the environment. Natural cycles and processes. The marginalisation of women. Cultural and ethnic factors. Exploitative intermediation. Internal political fragmentation and civil strife. International processes.".
• catalog tableOfContents "National-governments and the need for decentralisation. Local governments. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the rural poor. People's organisations and participatory development. Annexe I GNP per capita and selected poverty indicators -- Annexe II Determinants of poverty -- Annexe III List of IFAD-financed projects referred to in the study.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The regional and country profile of poverty processes. A framework for rural poverty analysis and poverty mapping -- 5. Access of the rural poor to resources: land. Land: access of the rural poor to land -- 6. Access of the rural poor to resources: infrastructure, technology and social services. Irrigation development for alleviating rural poverty. Technology and farming systems for the rural Poor. Improving the access of the rural poor to transport, communication and social services -- 7. Access of the rural poor to resources: labour and capital markets. The rural labour market. New employment opportunities. Training and development of micro-management capacity. The capital of the rural poor -- 8. Reorienting government policies and institutions to help the poor. Internal and external balances. Agricultural pricing policy. Interest rate and credit policies. Institutions. Debt management and capital flow.".
• catalog title "The State of world rural poverty / with an introduction by Idriss Jazairy.".
• catalog type "text".