Non-Governmental Organizations and the State in Latin America: Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development (Non-Governmental Organizations series) - Softcover

"'This is the first major study of its kind, a landmark in our understanding of new institutional potential in agricultural development. Its conclusions deserve to be studied by all who are concerned with agricultural development in the South, whether as policy makers, researchers, practitioners or teachers.." -Robert Chambers "A wonderful piece of research and an outstanding contribution to a very important theme . . . [The authors] have placed themselves squarely at the center of the debate on how to define a new post-debt strategy for Latin America that integrates growth, equity, sustainability and democracy. They offer both a first class analysis . . . and a set of highly concrete recommendations . . . that will be invaluable to teachers, practitioners and donors in rural development and agricultural technology." -Alain de Janvry, University of California at Berkeley

Presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Latin America with case material set within the context of NGOs' relations with the State.