Rural development and the construction of new markets [electronic resource] / edited by Paul Hebinck, Jan Douwe van der Ploeg and Sergio Schneider. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015. - 1 online resource (xv, 212 p.) : ill. - Routledge ISS studies in rural livelihoods ; 12 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The construction of new, nested markets and the role of rural development policies : some introductory notes / Paul Hebinck, Sergio Schneider and Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 2. Newly emerging, nested markets : a theoretical introduction / Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 3. The visible hand in building new markets for rural economies / Pierluigi Milone and Flamina Ventura -- 4. Family farming, institutional markets and innovations in public policy : food and nutritional security as a driver for governmental intervention / Claudia Schmitt , Renato Maluf and Walter Belik -- 5. Participatory systems of certification and alternative marketing networks: the case of the Ecovida Agroecology Network in South Brazil / Guilherme Radomsky, Paulo Niederle and Sergio Schneider -- 6. The construction of new nested markets and rural development in China / Huifang Wu, Baoyin Ding and Ye Jingzhong -- 7. Rural governance and the unfolding of nested markets in Europe / Henk Oostindie en Rudolf van Broekhuizeb -- 8. Smallholder irrigators and fresh produce street traders in Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa / Kgabo Manyelo, Wim van Averbeke and Paul Hebinck -- 9. Beyond land transfers : the dynamics of socially driven markets emerging from Zimbabwe's fast track land reform programme / Prosper Matondi and Sheila Chikulo -- 10. In the shadow of global markets for fish in Lake Victoria, Tanzania / Modesta Medar, Paul Hebinck and Han van Dijk -- 11. Reconsidering the contribution of nested markets to rural development / Sergio Schneider, Jan Douwe van der Ploeg and Paul Hebinck.

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Agricultural industries.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
New agricultural enterprises.
Produce trade.
Rural development.