Rural Poverty and Development Strategies in Latin America
Several approaches to the study of poverty are discussed, to learn from their strengths as well as their weaknesses. For this purpose the concepts of marginality, social exclusion, new rurality and rural livelihoods, as well as the ethnic and gender dimensions of poverty, are examined. The debate on...
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Published in | Journal of agrarian change Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 455 - 508 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.10.2006
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | Several approaches to the study of poverty are discussed, to learn from their strengths as well as their weaknesses. For this purpose the concepts of marginality, social exclusion, new rurality and rural livelihoods, as well as the ethnic and gender dimensions of poverty, are examined. The debate on the peasantization (capitalization) or proletarianization (pauperization) of the peasantry sets the scene for the analysis of the different strategies adopted by peasants and rural labourers to secure their survival and perhaps achieve some prosperity. In examining the success or failure of interventions by governments, civil society and international organizations in the reduction of poverty, it is claimed that the State has a key role to perform. Furthermore, it is argued that poverty is caused and reproduced by the unequal distribution of resources and power at the household, local, national and international levels. Therefore, the starting point for the eradication of poverty has to be the implementation of a development strategy that addresses such inequalities while at the same time achieving competitiveness within the global system. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0366.2006.00132.x istex:F9B32F82E3BE01F6EFEE4CFAA04B09E2D08131EB ark:/67375/WNG-FV50SKTZ-7 ArticleID:JOAC132 Research for this paper was made possible by the financial support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). I am grateful to Raúl Hopkins, of IFAD's Latin American and Caribbean Division, for his encouragement and detailed comments. I also appreciate the suggestions received from Terry Byres, Tom Brass, Max Spoor and Saturnino Borras (Jr.). Needless to say, any remaining shortcomings are my responsibility. This is a substantially revised and expanded version of a paper published in The European Journal of Development Research 17 (2), 2005. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1471-0358 1471-0366 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2006.00132.x |