Ecology, Civil Society and the Informal Economy in North West Tanzania

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction; Conceptualizing the peasantry; Civil society and governance; The ecology of the Kagera region: the physical and human environment; AIDS and depopulation; Rwandese refugees in Tanzania; The staff of life; Coffee, the world market connection; Sustainable development reconsidered: the rich farmers; Women heads of household: the need for empowerment; Consumer goods and the cash economy; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Charles David Smith

Zusammenfassung

Based on a decade of first-hand experience and secondary research, this richly detailed study follows daily life in four villages in Tanzania. It investigates their regional economy, civil society, democratization, AIDS, population growth, farming and households and environmental degradation and population. An essential text for all serious students and researchers interested in development.

Zusatztext

’This book will be of interest to students of development studies and to staff and supporters of NGOs working in Tanzania...both challenging and thought-provoking.’ Tanzanian Affairs ’...recommended to all levels of scholars of development...’ Labour, Capital and Society

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Smith, Charles David Smith, Smith Charles David
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138273030
• ISBN: 978-1-138-27303-0
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: Making of Modern Africa; The Making of Modern Africa
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Volkswirtschaft; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Human Geography