Research Catalog

Title

A cautionary tale : failed U.S. development policy in Central America / Michael Conroy, Douglas Murray, Peter Rosset.

Author

Conroy, Michael E.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Murray, Douglas L., 1947-
• Rosset, Peter.

Description

xviii, 211 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Food first development studies

Uniform Title

Food first development studies.

Subject

• United States. Agency for International Development
• Produce trade > Government policy > Central America
• Exports > Government policy > Central America
• Agriculture > Economic aspects > Central America
• Economic assistance, American > Central America

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-200) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Don Marcelo Xuc -- 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 -- About the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First).

ISBN

1555876307 (alk. paper)

LCCN

95026189

OCLC

• 33404880
• ocm33404880

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries