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'This is the first major study of its kind, a landmark in our understanding of new institutional potential in agricultural development. Its conclusions deserve to be studied by all who are concerned with agricultural development in the South, whether as policy makers, researchers, practitioners or teachers..
-Robert Chambers
A wonderful piece of research and an outstanding contribution to a very important theme . . . [The authors] have placed themselves squarely at the center of the debate on how to define a new post-debt strategy for Latin America that integrates growth, equity, sustainability and democracy. They offer both a first class analysis . . . and a set of highly concrete recommendations . . . that will be invaluable to teachers, practitioners and donors in rural development and agricultural technology.
-Alain de Janvry, University of California at Berkeley
Book Description
This book presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by non-governmental organizations in Latin America. Beginning with a broad review of institutional activity at the grassroots level, the authors set the case material within the context of NGO relations with the state and their contribution to democratization and the consolidation of rural civil society.
The book raises specific questions about how useful NGOs can be in promoting technological innovation and addressing constraints to change in present agriculture, how effective they are at strengthening grassroots organizations, and how donor pressures influence NGOs and their links to the state.
Non-Governmental Organisations and the State in Latin America; Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development (Non-Governmental Organizati)
Non-Governmental Organisations and the State in Latin America (Non-Governmental Organizati),A. Bebbington,Routledge,0415088461,Agricultural innovations,Agriculture and state,Business / Economics / Finance,Earth Sciences - Geography,Industries - General,Latin America,Non-governmental organizations,Politics/International Relations,Sustainable agriculture,Agriculture & Farming,Agriculture & related industries,Central America,Development studies,Management of land & natural resources,Science / Geography,South America,Sustainability
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