TY - BOOK AU - Ellis, Frank TI - Rural livelihoods and diversity in developing countries SN - 9780198296966 PY - 2000/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Rural development KW - Developing countries KW - Agriculture KW - Economic aspects KW - Rural poor N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Livelihoods, Diversification and Agrarian Change -- 2. A Framework for Livelihoods Analysis -- 3. Determinants of Livelihood Diversification -- 4. Poverty and Income Distribution -- 5. Agriculture and Farm Productivity -- 6. Environment and Sustainability -- 7. Gender and Rural Livelihoods -- 8. Macro Policies and Reform Agendas -- 9. Methods and Livelihoods -- 10. A Case-Study in Rural Tanzania -- 11. Livelihoods, Diversification, and Policies N2 - "This book sets out the rural livelihoods approach within the larger context of past and current themes in rural development. It adopts diversity as its principal theme, and explores the implications of diverse rural livelihoods for ideas about poverty, agriculture, environment, gender, and macroeconomic policy. It also considers appropriate methods for gaining quick and effective knowledge about the livelihoods of the rural poor for project and policy purposes." ER -