The World Bank on 'agriculture for development
A Failure of Imagination or the Power of Ideology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2158299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Veltmeyer (0000-0003-4967-0585, Saint Mary's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 393-410 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150902928363 |
| OpenAlex | W2119870742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 13 |
The paper provides a critique of the World Bank's 2008 World Development Report on the role of agriculture in the development process, specifically its conception of capitalist farming as a pathway out of rural poverty. It is argued that the Report is unable to overcome a fundamental deficit in development thinking based on modernisation theory and an ideological predisposition towards (and belief in) the agency and working of the market. The paper also argues that the failure of the Report to propose radical land redistributive measures for tackling rural poverty derives from its failure to grasp the fundamental cause and dynamics of rural poverty
Agency (philosophy · Agriculture · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Ideology · Market failure · Modernization theory · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Power (physics · Rural poverty · Social science · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · International Development and Aid · Law
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |