A Cautionary Tale : : Failed U.S. Development Policy in Central America / / Michael E. Conroy, Peter M. Rosset, Douglas L. Murray.

Dissects the varied impacts--on the environment, on the livelihoods of thousands of small farmers, and on the sovereignty of elected governments--of a decade of failed U.S. AID policy in Central America.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©1996
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (212 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
TABLES AND FIGURES --
FOREWORD --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
1 CENTRAL AMERICA'S LOST DECADE AND NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORT STRATEGY --
2 CULTIVATING INEQUITY: NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AND THE RURAL POOR --
3 IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY: USAID CREATES A PARALLEL STATE --
4 UNDERMINING SMALL FARMERS: THE STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORT INDUSTRY --
5 ERODING THE PRODUCTIVE BASE: THE ECOLOGY OF NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS --
6 RAISING THE HUMAN COSTS: PESTICIDES AND HEALTH IN CENTRAL AMERICAN NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS --
7 SEEKING NEW DIRECTIONS: THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES --
Appendix STATISTICAL PROFILES OF CENTRAL AMERICAN PRODUCERS OF NONTRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS --
ACRONYMS --
REFERENCES --
INDEX --
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (FOOD FIRST) --
ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORS
Summary:Dissects the varied impacts--on the environment, on the livelihoods of thousands of small farmers, and on the sovereignty of elected governments--of a decade of failed U.S. AID policy in Central America.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685852771
9783110784268
DOI:10.1515/9781685852771
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Michael E. Conroy, Peter M. Rosset, Douglas L. Murray.