Globalisation and the developing countries: emerging strategies for rural development and poverty alleviation

This on-line book reviews the impact of globalisation on a range of issues, including the effects of changing global rules and regulations on the economies of developing countries in general, and their agricultural sectors in particular. The book divides into four main sections, and includes chapters by various authors.Part I: globalisation from the perspective of the South. Chapters include:the pros and cons of globalisation for developing countries (David Bigman)Part II: globalisation, policy reforms, and the agricultural sector: the developing countries' perspective. Chapters include:trade liberalization and china's food economy in the 21st century (Jikun Huang)globalisation and public agricultural research in India (P.V. Srinivasan and Shikha Jha)globalisation and economic reforms in Ghana (Cletus K. Dordunoo and Godwin Y. Dogbey)the impact of recent policy changes on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Kenya (Hezron O. Nyangito and Joseph T. Karugia)the impact of trade liberalization and domestic policy reforms on the agricultural sector in Cameroon (Aloysius Ajab Amin, Emmanuel Douya, and Alexander Mbeaoh)Part III: the changing rules of global trading and the impact on the agricultural sector and agricultural research. Chapters include:the implications of global standards for national agricultural research (Lawrence Busch)intellectual property rights and the commercialization of public agricultural research in developing countries (David Bigman)the development of the seed industry under globalisation (Michael L. Morris)managing intellectual property and proprietary technology in agricultural research (Joel I. Cohen, Cesar Falconi, Victoria Henson-Apollonio, John Komen, and Silvia Salazar)Part IV: the role of public agricultural research. Chapters include:diversifying agricultural production and exports in Africa (David Bigman)the opportunities and challenges of globalisation for agricultural research in the Caucasus (Larry Zuidema)globalisation, internal policy reforms, and public agricultural research in Nigeria (Foluso Okunmadewa and Joseph K. Olayemi)the reorganization of public agricultural research in the Caribbean under the pressures of globalisation and privatization (Compton L. Paul)the impact of globalisation on the agricultural sector and public agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean (Jorge Ardila Vásquez)[from the author]