Nowhere to Go But Down? - Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

Originally published in 1989, this book is a unique examination of subsistence farming in the developing world, and its potential for development.

List of contents

1. Introduction Part 1: Subsistence Agriculture and its Development 2. Setting the Scene 3. Subsistence Agriculture 4. Development: Complexities and Constraints 5. The Future. Why Down? Why Not Up? Part 2: The International Agricultural Development Game and the Third World 6. Background to International Agricultural Development 7. Feasibility Studies for Agricultural Development in the Third World 8. Project Field Work and Report Assembly: Some Wrinkles and Reflections 9. Recapitulation, Conclusions and Recommendations.

About the author

Andrew S. MacDonald was for many years an academic, field-worker and development consultant.

Summary

Originally published in 1989, this book is a unique examination of subsistence farming in the developing world, and its potential for development.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew S. MacDonald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032470573
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247057-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Agribusiness and Land Use
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, NATURE / Ecology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, Agricultural science, Human Geography, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries