Toward an Alternative Land Reform Paradigm
Author: Yūjirō Hayami
Publisher: Ateneo University Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9789711130961
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The Green Tiger
Author: Barbara Goldoftas
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0195135113
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Philippines was once famous for the beauty of its reef-ringed islands, white beaches, and lush forests. In less than a half-century, its forests were felled, its oceans over-fished, and its coral reefs destroyed. The rapid harvest of once-abundant resources has brought droughts, deadly flash floods, and the collapse of vital fisheries. As the rural economy weakened and millions migrated to cities, they overwhelmed the urban infrastructure. Today, the Philippines stands as an example of the profound and sweeping consequences of ecological decline. In The Green Tiger, Barbara Goldoftas documents this tragic trajectory. But hers is not a story of hopelessness and inevitable defeat. In lyrical, unflinching prose, she traces the struggle for conservation in the Philippines, from isolated villages to large cities, and in the process illustrates the surprising ways in which conservation and economic growth can effectively co-exist."--Publisher's website.
Reclaiming the Land
Author: Sam Moyo
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2005-02
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781842774250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAgrarian reform in Brazil under neoliberalism: evaluation and perspectives / Lauro Mattei.
A Rice Village Saga
Author: Yūjirō Hayami
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0389210234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rice belt of Laguna Province, Philippines (popularly known as the heartland of the Green Revolution for its early adoption of modern rice varieties), has experienced dramatic economic and social changes in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Besides the major advances in new rice technology, four major forces have prompted change: increasing population pressure on limited land; implementation of land reform programs; developments in infrastructure such as irrigation and roads; and penetration of urban economic activities. A unique data set generated from many surveys during the period 1966-97 in a typical village in Laguna, as put together in this book, illustrates a pattern of socio-economic change shared by many irrigated rice areas in the Philippines as well as in other Asian economies.
Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms: A practitioner's guide to trade, monetary and exchange rate policy, utility provision, agricultural markets, land policy, and education
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780821361818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication is a practitioner's guide for analyzing the distributional impact of reforms to trade, monetary and exchange rate policy, utility provision, agricultural markets, land policy and education. These six areas of policy reform are the ones most likely to have an impact on distribution and poverty. Such analysis helps in policy formulation and development and for implementing poverty reduction strategies in developing countries. Each chapter in this volume provides an overview and guidance on the specific issues arising in the analysis of the distributional impacts of policy and institutional reforms in selected sectors.
The Anti-Development State
Author: Walden Bello
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781842776315
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalden Bello, the Philippines' leading economist presents an assessment of the failure of the Philippines to address poverty and social inequality.
Disaster Management
Author: Alejandro Lopez-Carresi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-12
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1136179771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field of disaster management. This gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice. It offers vital lessons to practitioners from scholarship on natural hazards, disaster risk management and reduction and developments studies, opening up new insights in accessible language with practical applications. It also offers to academics the insights of the enormous experience practitioners have accumulated, highlighting gaps in research and challenging assumptions and theories against the reality of experience. Disaster Management covers issues in all phases of the disaster cycle: preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. It also addresses cross-cutting issues including political, economic and social factors that influence differential vulnerability, and key areas of practice such as vulnerability mapping, early warning, infrastructure protection, emergency management, reconstruction, health care and education, and gender issues. The team of international authors combine their years of experience in research and the field to offer vital lessons for practitioners, academics and students alike.
Rice Science
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Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 1038
ISBN-13: 9712201848
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Author: Mark Beeson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-09-27
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1134176651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBush and Asia analyzes the changing nature of relations between the East Asian nations and the United States since the election of George W. Bush in 2000 and the events of September 11, 2001.
Reasserting the Rural Development Agenda
Author: Arsenio Molina Balisacan
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9812304126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a reinvigorated agenda on agricultural and rural development in Asia both for research and policy discussions in the coming decades.
