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Journal Article

IDS Bulletin Vol. 36 Nos. 2

Beyond Liberalisation: “Developmental Coordination” Policies for African Smallholder Agriculture

Published on 1 April 2005

This article argues for a fresh approach to agricultural policy in Africa, to exploit the strengths of both state led and market-led development approaches pursued over the last 50 years, while avoiding their respective weaknesses and addressing the particular challenges and opportunities facing agricultural development in the early twenty-first century.

Following a brief review of agricultural development policy, we describe the coordination problems in agricultural development and suggest an inclusive policy goal of “developmental coordination”.

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This article comes from the IDS Bulletin 36.2 (2005) Beyond Liberalisation: “Developmental Coordination” Policies for African Smallholder Agriculture

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Dorward, A., Kydd, J. and Poulton, C. (2005) Beyond Liberalisation: “Developmental Coordination” Policies for African Smallholder Agriculture. IDS Bulletin 36(2): 80-85

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Andrew Dorward

Colin Poulton

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Institute of Development Studies
journal
IDS Bulletin, volume 36, issue 2
doi
10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00201.x

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