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Economic Spaces of Pastoral Production and Commodity Systems : Markets and Livelihoods.

Pastoralism as a land use system is under recognized in terms of its contribution to food provision and livelihoods as well as to human security. This book is the first attempt to explore the dynamics of economic spaces of pastoral production and commodity systems for explicit South and North positi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gertel, Jörg (Editor ), Heron, Richard Le (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ashgate 2011.
Colección:Ashgate economic geography series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Pastoralists in the Market; 1 Introduction: Pastoral Economies Between Resilience and Exposure; 2 Theoretical Plurality in Markets Conceived as Social and Political Institutions; 3 Social Vulnerability and Livelihood Security; Part II: From Subsistence to Market Production: Post-Colonial Africa; 4 Livestock Production and Pastoral Livelihood Security in Western Chad; 6 Pastoral Integration in East African Livestock Markets; 7 Livestock Marketing Chains in Northern Kenya: Re-Aligning Exchange Systems in Risky Environments.