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OverviewRural migration invovling land settlement is often a positive force in agricultural development. This book examines its impact in nine case-studies covering a wide time-span in Australia, England, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Latin America, Tanzania, United States and Zambia. MIgrants never operate in a vacuum and this study shows how they attempt to cope withg new restraints and opportunities. The enquiry has important implications for policy makers especially in dealing with refugees and land settlement. It underlines the important role of the agricultural entrepeneur in economic development and the wide range of national policies for the settlement of rural migrants. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. A. MollettPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780814754597ISBN 10: 0814754597 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 May 1991 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJ.A. Mollett is Senior Research Associate at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. He previously held academic positions at the Universities of Reading, Manitoba, California, Hawaii, and Oxford. He served in the Policy Analysis Division of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, and is the author of many reports and papers on international agricultural planning. HIs latest publications include Planning for AGricultural Development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |