Assault on Rural Poverty: The Case of Ethiopia FROM THE PUBLISHER
Assault on Rural Poverty analyzes the causes of rural poverty and constraints impeding increased agricultural productivity during the last four decades in Ethiopia — under three different regimes. It discusses the lessons drawn from the experience in Ethiopia and other poor countries. These provide the basis for recommending a small farmer-led development strategy to alleviate rural poverty in Ethiopia. The keys for successful economic growth are perceived as the provision of institutional savings and credit to small-scale farmers and small business owners, the deep involvement of the local community in project planning, implementation, evaluation and sharing of benefits, and the use of development support communication for motivation, information dissemination, and training. Ethnic politics is seen to be destructive of Ethiopian society and a deterrent to sustainable development. Therefore ethnic politics must be replaced by a genuinely democratic and widely acceptable system of governance.
Author Biography: Haileleul Getahun is a freelance consultant in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Covering the past four decades and three different regimes, Getahun outlines and analyzes the various causes of rural poverty and constraints impeding agricultural productivity in the eastern African country. The regimes are the feudalistic system under Emperor Haile Selassie, the command economic system of the military junta led by Mengistu Hailemariam, and the current capitalist system of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia led by Meles Zenawi. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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