Bittersweet Fruits of “Miracle Growth”: Identifying Poverty and Labour Dynamics in Coffee Heartlands
Abstract
When it comes to fighting poverty, the prescription of most economists is growth. This means growth of agriculture in many low-income countries where production of food and various commodity crops remains the biggest employer. There are risks, however – especially for local populations marginalized by rising commercial activity or incorporated into it on adverse terms. Based on evidence from the coffee heartlands of Rwanda and Laos, this policy brief highlights tools for measuring the impacts of agricultural growth on poverty in rural areas. And it emphasizes the oft-overlooked importance of labour dynamics in such settings. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000619216Publication status
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CDE Policy BriefsVolume
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Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of BernSubject
economic growth; agriculture; coffee; rural poverty; povery measures; labour relationsOrganisational unit
09766 - Meemken, Eva-Marie / Meemken, Eva-Marie
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