Beyond Market Liberalization: Welfare, Income Generation and Environmental Sustainability in Rural Madagascar

Editors Minten (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) and Zeller (University of Bonn), both agricultural economists, present 10 papers (with introductory and summary chapters) produced as part of a study funded by USAID devoted to the effects of market liberalization in Madagascar during the 1980s and 1990s. The methodologies, empirical analyses, and findings are also relevant for other Subsaharan African countriesthe aim being to find factors in market liberalization programs that help or do not help increase the income and welfare of poor rural households. The volume is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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