Agricultural Reform in Rwanda (eBook)

Authoritarianism, Markets and Zones of Governance

Chris Huggins (Autor)

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2017
256 Seiten
Zed Books (Verlag)
978-1-78699-123-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A critical, in-depth analysis of the Rwandan government’s controversial agricultural reforms. 

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International observers have lauded Rwanda as an example of an African country taking control of its own development trajectory, and as a market-friendly destination for investment. A key component of this narrative has been an ambitious programme of agricultural reform, involving private firms, NGOs, and international charities. The Rwandan government claims these reforms have been a resounding success, tripling crop yields and helping to combat hunger. Chris Huggins argues, however, that Rwanda's liberal, modernising image sits poorly with the regime's continuing authoritarian tendencies. Featuring in-depth case studies of the effects of agricultural reform in three different regions, and drawing on hundreds of interviews, Huggins shows that the much-vaunted 'liberalization' of agriculture has in fact depended on the coercion of Rwandan farmers, and in many cases has had a detrimental impact on their livelihoods.With the Kagame regime now coming under increasing international scrutiny, this work provides a timely look at the impact of 'market friendly authoritarianism' in contemporary Africa, making essential reading for students and scholars of development in the fields of sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics.

Autor

Chris Huggins is an assistant professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, as well as being an adjunct professor at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, and a non-resident research fellow at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS). He previously worked for Human Rights Watch as their Rwanda researcher, and as a consultant for the United States Agency for International Development. His previous books include Conflict and Housing, Land, and Property Rights (with Scott Leckie, 2011) and From the Ground Up: Land Rights, Conflict and Peace in Sub-Saharan Africa (co-edited with Jenny Clover, 2005).

Inhalt

• Introduction
  
• 1. Contemporary Agricultural Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
  
• 2. Theorizing Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda
  
• 3. An Overview of the Political Economy of Agricultural Reform in Rwanda
  
• 4. Rwanda's Engagement with International Aid and Foreign Direct Investment
  
• 5. Systems of Governmentality and Discipline in Rwanda
  
• 6. Agricultural Cooperatives in Musanze District
  
• 7. Pyrethrum production in Northern Province
  
• 8. Maize Production and 'Fugitive Farmers' in Kirehe District
  
• Conclusion
  

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2017
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Alessandro Jedlowski • An Ansoms • Burkina Faso • Catherine Boone • Congo's Environmental Paradox • Economic Networks and Cultural Interactions • Ernest Harusch • Filip Reyntjens • Ibrahim Abdullah • Ismail Rashid • Losing Your Land: Dispossession in the Great Lakes • Mobility between Africa, Asia and Latin America • Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Political Economy Perspective • Political Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda • Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa • Property and Political Order in Africa • Stefaan Marysse • Thea Hilhorst • Theodore Trefon • The Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region in Africa: The Pitfalls of Enforced Democracy and Globalization • Understanding West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic • Understanding West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic • Ute Röschenthaler • Ute Röschenthaler
• ISBN-10: 1-78699-123-3 / 1786991233
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78699-123-2 / 9781786991232