Rural development and the construction of new markets /

"This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets. Europe, Brazil, China and the rather robust and complex African experiences are covered to provide a rich multidisciplinar...

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Group Author: Hebinck, Paulus Gerardus Maria, 1953 (Editor); Schneider, Sergio (Editor); Ploeg, Jan Douwe van der, 1950 (Editor)
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: London ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge ISS studies in rural livelihoods ; 12
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Summary: "This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets. Europe, Brazil, China and the rather robust and complex African experiences are covered to provide a rich multidisciplinary and multi-level analysis of the dynamics of newly emerging markets ...
Carrier Form: xv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780415746342
0415746345
Index Number: HD1415
CLC: F31
Call Number: F31/R948-2
Contents: 1. The construction of new, nested markets and the role of development policies -- 2. Newly emerging, nested markets: a theoretical introduction -- 3. The visible hand in buidling new markets for rural economies -- 4. Family farming, institutional markets and innovations in public policy: Food and nutritional security as a driver for governmental intervention -- 5. Participatory systems of certification and alternative marketing networks: the case of the Ecovida Agroecology Network in South Brazil -- 6. The construction of new nested markets and rural development in China ...