Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging Strategies for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation (Cabi Publishing) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851995756 ISBN 13: 9780851995755

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

The globalization process and the internal policy reforms that the developing countries have implemented during the past decade have changed the relative prices of practically all their inputs and outputs. Agricultural producers have therefore been forced to change the structure and methods of their production.This book reviews the impact of globalization on the economics of developing countries in general and their agricultural and rural sectors in particular.

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About the Author

Siemen van Berkum (Phd) has a position at the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) in The Hague (The Netherlands) as head of section International Trade and Development. He has extensive experience in (European) agricultural policy and international market and chain analysis. He has substantial knowledge of agricultural and rural policy developments as well as experience of assessing the development needs of the agricultural and food sector in Central Europe. He has working experience in almost all new EU member states from the East as well as in several (non-EU-member) Balkan countries, Turkey and in Russia.

Edition details

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851995756
• ISBN 13: 9780851995755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Bigman David