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“dessalegn rahmato”

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  • Peasant organizations in Africa

    by Dessalegn Rahmato ...
    Organizations in rural areas are formed for a wide variety of purposes, and assume a multitude of roles. Their objectives may be economic, social, religious, mutual welfare or community integration. They may be homogeneous or heterogeneous, class-specific or multi-class; they may be formed on the basis of residence, or ethnic, kin or occupational affiliations. Organizations are often not bound by ... Read more

    $8.39 CAD

  • The dynamics of rural poverty

    by Dessalegn Rahmato ...
    The framework we have chosen for the study attempts to provide a systemic picture of peasant society's struggle for existence. The resource flow system's approach regards everyday forms of peasant survival as essential to the understanding of the socio-economic condition and potential of rural society. The flow of resources among peasant households, and between peasant households and outsiders, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Governing Climate Mobility in Africa

    Explorations of Adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana

    by Marie Ladekjær Gravesen, Nauja Kleist, Zerihun Mohammed, Dessalegn Rahmato, Adane Alemayehu Tadesse, Busha Teshome, Kefyalew Sahle, Joseph Kofi Teye, Francis Xavier Jarawura, Shelta Gatsey, Seyram Richard, Philip Prince Kwasi Mantey ...
    Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence.Climate change is often understood as a main driver of human mobility in Africa, but this book demonstrates the many other factors that also come into play in households´ mobility practices including those linked to gender, finance and livelihoods.Using case studies from Ethiopia and Ghana, the edited collection reveals how the two ... Read more

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