ABSTRACT
This book offers historical and comparative analyses of changes in agrarian society forced by the globalization of capitalism, and the implications of these changes for human welfare globally. The book gives special attention to recent economic development and urbanization in the People s Republic of China which have had a major impact on contemporary transformations globally. Case studies from South and Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America in turn place these transformations in a comparative global perspective. The contributors include distinguished scholars from the UN, PRC, India, Zimbabwe, and Latin America who are also active in policy issues."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|49 pages
Introductory
chapter Chapter 1|14 pages
Introduction
part II|115 pages
The People's Republic of China
chapter Chapter 4|24 pages
History, Capitalism, and the Making of the Postsocialist Chinese Peasant 1
chapter Chapter 5|13 pages
China Experience, Comparative Advantage, and the Rural Reconstruction Experiment 1
chapter Chapter 7|16 pages
Reserve the Land for Family Farming
chapter Chapter 9|27 pages
Public Regulation of Private Relations
part III|138 pages
Tricontinental Perspectives
chapter Chapter 12|34 pages
Land Occupations and Land Reform in Zimbabwe
chapter Chapter 13|23 pages
Polycultures of the Mind
chapter Chapter 14|26 pages
Community Capacity and Challenges of Ecuadorian Agrarian Farmer Organizations for Generating Alternatives to Pesticide Use
part IV|15 pages
Epilogue