Non-Governmental Organizations and the State in Latin America - Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development

Presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Latin America with case material set within the context of NGOs' relations with the State.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Democratizing Agricultural Development? Concepts for analysing NGOs, the State and Agricultural Development in Latin America 3 NGOs, the State and Rural development: changes in socio-political context since the 1960s 4 From Modernization to a new Technological Agenda: Campesinos and Technological change in Latin America 5 Institutions for the new Technological agenda: NGOs and NARS 6 Institutional Changes in the Latin American ATS 7 Making NGO-NARS Relations work: the evidence on Linking Mechanisms 8 NGOs, the State and Agriculture in Central America 9 Conclusions: Rethinking roles for NGOs and the State: Challenges of a new agenda for Agricultural development

About the author

Anthony Bebbington, Graham Thiele

Summary

Presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Latin America with case material set within the context of NGOs' relations with the State.

Product details

• Authors: A. Bebbington, Anthony Bebbington, Anthony Thiele Bebbington, Graham Thiele
• Assisted by: Anthony Bebbington (Editor), Bebbington Anthony (Editor), Graham Thiele (Editor), Thiele Graham (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.1993
• EAN: 9780415088466
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08846-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Non-Governmental Organizations; Non-Governmental Organizations series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, South America, NATURE / Natural Resources, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Environmental Management, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Development Studies, Agriculture & Related Industries, Central America, Mexico and Central America