Farewell to Farms: De-Agrarianisation and Employment in Africa

Author:   Deborah Fahy Bryceson ,  Vali Jamal
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138335509


Pages:   265
Publication Date:   05 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Deborah Fahy Bryceson ,  Vali Jamal
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781138335509


ISBN 10:   1138335509
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   05 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part 1. Introduction. 1. De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable. Deborah Fahy Bryceson. Part 2. Horn of Africa. 2. Coping with Famine and Poverty: The Dynamics of Non-Agricultural Rural Employment in Darfur, Sudan. Hamid el Bashir Ibrahim. 3. Farmers without Land: The Return of Landlessness to Rural Ethiopia. Yohannes Habtu. Part 3. West Africa. 4. Not by Framing Alone: The Role of Non-Farm Incomes in Rural Hausaland. Kae Meagher and Abdul Raufu Mustapha. 5. Winners and Losers: Household Fortunes in the Urban Peripheries of Northern Nigeria. Mohammed A. Iliya and Ken Swindell. 6. Economic Activities of the Poor in Accra. Meine Pieter van Dijk. Part 4. East Africa. 7. Urban Trajectories in Rural Livelihood Strategies: Household Employment Patterns in Kenya’s Coast Province. Dick Foeken. 8. The Rural Informal Sector in Tanzania. Mboya S.D. Bagachwa. Part 5. Southern Africa. 9. Non-Farm Activities and Gender in Zimbabwe. Rudo B. Gaidzanwa. 10. Rural Diversification in Zimbabwe. Poul Ove Pedersen. 11. Of Livestock and Deadstock: Entrepreneurship and Tradition on the South African Highveld. Leslie Bank. Part 6. Continental Policy Issues. 12. Rural Industries in Africa: Hope and Hype. Ian Livingstone. 13. Labour Diversification in Rural Africa: Implications for Public Works Programmes. Tesfaye Teklu. Part 7. Conclusion. 14. De-agrarianisation: Blessing or Blight? Deborah Fahy Bryceson.

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