TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitchell,Jonathan (ed)
AU  - Coles, Christopher (ed)
TI  - Markets and rural poverty: upgrading in value chains 
SN  - 9781849713139
U1  - 339.46091734 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Earthscan
KW  - Agriculture
KW  -  Developing countries
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Rural development
KW  - Rural poor
N1  - This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can 'upgrade' within such chains. Upgrading is a key concept for value chain analysis and refers to the acquisition of technological capabilities and market linkages that enable firms to improve their competitiveness and move into higher-value activities. The authors examine a range of evidence to assess whether the 'bottom billion' people, living mainly in the rural areas of low-income countries, can improve their position through productive strategies and, if so, how? They propose an innovative conceptual framework of value chain upgrading for some of the most marginal producers in the poorest local economies
ER  -