Politics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel
Politics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel

Author: Tor Arve Benjaminsen

Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9789171064769

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Through a number of case studies from the West African Sahel, this book links and explores natural resources management from the perspectives of politics, property and production.

Rural Poverty, Risk and Development
Rural Poverty, Risk and Development

Author: Marcel Fafchamps

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9789251043714

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All men and women are subject to risk: illness, accident, death. Some shocks affect their ability to feed and support themselves properly, either temporarily: unemployment, crop failure, and loss of property; or permanently: disability, and skill obsolescence.This report summarises what is known and also what is not known about the sources of risk faced by the rural poor and their coping strategies. It examines the impact of risk and risk-coping strategies on development and the way in which governments and international organisations can assist in dealing with risk and overcoming poverty.