Research for development in the dry Arab Region the cactus flower

Author/Creator:: Hamadeh, Shadi
Publication/Creation:: Ottawa, Ont. : International Development Research Centre, c2006
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: Research for development in the dry Arab Region the cactus flower / Shadi Hamadeh, Mona Haidar and Rami Zurayk

Additional Author/Creators:: Haidar, Mona
Zurayk, Rami
International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Subjects:: Economic history
Arabian Peninsula--Economic conditions--Research

Table of Contents:: Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; I: The Land; II: The Seed; III: Germination; IV: Blooming and Fallen Leaves; V: Unexpected Fruits; VI: The Harvest; Bibliography; About the Authors
Summary:: Can dryland communities cope with the global changes sweeping the world today? Is their predicament limited to their difficulty of building livelihoods on precarious natural resources? Can development research and external interventions offer any sustainable and fruitful partnerships to this end? This book relates the story of a relationship between a poor rural community in arid Lebanon and a development research project and their common journey to embrace sustainable resource use. The book compiles 10 years of knowledge and experience of a team of development researchers investigating sustai
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (143 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.