Environment, Famine, and Politics in Ethiopia: A View from the Village

by Alemneh, Dejene Alemneh, Alemneh Dejene

Identifying the political and socio-economic forces that feed the cycle of environmental degradation and famine in Ethiopia - forces that are major impediments to sustainable agricultural dvelopments - this study provides a comparison of peasants' views and government policies on key environmental issues such as resettlement, collective farming, population growth, livestock density, and the various approaches to conservation and rehabilitation activities in famine-affected areas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555872409
• ISBN13: 9781555872403
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: L. Rienner Publishers
• Length: 151 Pages