Rural Development in Central America: Markets, Livelihoods, and Local Governance

By: Ruerd Ruben

Rural development is now considered almost synonymous with involvement in market exchange. When market and institutional failures prevail, however, rural communities increasingly rely on local institutional or contractual arrangements to guarantee their livelihoods. This book offers a comprehensive review of the debate on the importance of "real markets" in the Central American rural development process.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312226594
• ISBN13: 9780312226596
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 4.8"