Adjustment and Agriculture in Africa: Farmers, the State, and the World Bank in Guinea

ISBN-13: 9781349398409 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 216 str.

Jennifer (Assistant Professor of Environmental Clapp; J. Clapp

Opis

With the adoption of a World Bank-sponsored structural adjustment programme in the mid-1980s, Guinea underwent a dramatic change in its economic and agricultural policies. The country's experience over the past decade illustrates some of the most pressing problems encountered by African countries pursuing economic reform.

Spis treści

Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms List of Tables Map of Guinea Introduction Africa, Agriculture and the World Bank Guinea's Agricultural Sector in Historical Perspective The Politics of Reform Implementation Agricultural Performance and Farmer Decision-Making Trade and Marketing of Agricultural Products The Bank's Agricultural Project and Policy Strategy The World Bank and Africa's Future Prospects Bibliography Index

O autorze

JENNIFER CLAPP