Berg Report: Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 10 No. 27/28 Berg Report: Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Abstract of Review |
| Title: | World Bank (The Berg Report): Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Reviewer: | Jane I Guyer |
| Location: | Vol.10 No.27/28 (Winter 1983), pp186-192 |
| The first of three reviews of The Berg Report, discussing women's work and production systems. This first is a review of two reports on the agricultural crisis: USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) and the IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). Guyer discusses the apparent decline in agricultural production in Africa and its profound implications for women; the debate about women's labour in African agriculture, the importance of women's work in rural production and meticulously discusses the interpretation given in these reports. |
See also... | |
 | Government Agency: USDA Abbreviation of United States Department of Agriculture. |
| Organisation: IBRD Abbreviation of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. |
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