Poverty As Subsistence: The World Bank and Pro-Poor Land Reform in Eurasia

In: Emerging Frontiers in the Global Economy Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Series Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Poverty Reduction through Land Transfers -- Part 1: The Discursive Construction of Pro-poor Land Reform -- 1. Pro-poor Reforms: The Propertizing Paradigm -- 2. Pro-poor Land Reform in Eurasia -- 3. The Reform Continuum: From China to Russia -- Part 2: A "Monetizing" Perspective -- 4. Smallholders: A Fieldwork Study of Resilience and Resistance -- 5. Resilience: Survival and Growth of Smallholder Agriculture -- 6. Resistance: Smallholders against Commercialization -- Conclusions: The Limits of Pro-poor Land Reform -- Appendix: List of Respondents in Romania and Ukraine, 2013-2019 -- Notes -- References -- Index.