{"product_id":"land-investment-and-migration-thirty-five-years-of-village-life-in-mali-hardcover","title":"Land, Investment, and Migration: Thirty-Five Years of Village Life in Mali - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamilla Toulmin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do people survive and thrive in the uncertain and risk-prone Sahel? \u003cem\u003eLand, Investment, and Migration\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to answer this question through a long-term study of the people of Dlonguebougou in Central Mali. It uses a combination of infographics, satellite images, interviews, and survey data to present the strategies and fortunes of individuals and their families in this region over 35 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1980s Camilla Toulmin spent two years in Dlonguebougou. She has since revisited to explore how climate change, population growth, new technologies, and land-grabs have been affecting the livelihoods and prospects of local people since. \u003cem\u003eLand, Investment, and Migration: Thirty-five Years of Village Life in Mali \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together her findings. A trebling in population, unpredictable rainfall, and the arrival of Chinese investment have forced people into new ways of making ends meet and building up wealth - some doing much better than others. This book presents the search for new cash incomes, the shift of people from village to town, and the erosion of collective solidarity at household and village levels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLand, Investment, and Migration\u003c\/em\u003e presents a mixed picture of a changing society. It shows the vibrancy of the village economy, rapid uptake of mobile phones and solar panels, and increased migration. It also shows the persistence of large family structures which offer some protection from the risks that many villagers face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamilla Toulmin, \u003cem\u003eProfessor, Lancaster University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCamilla Toulmin is a British economist, specialising on African agriculture, drylands, tenure and climate change. She became a Senior Associate at the International Institute for Environment \u0026amp; Development (IIED) in 2017, after 12 years at its Director. She has been appointed Professor in Practice at the University of Lancaster's Environment Centre (LEC) and is currently an Associate at the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). She is the author of \u003cem\u003eClimate Change in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e (Zed Books, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eCattle, Women, and Wells: Managing Household Survival in the Sahel\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1992).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467590189234,"sku":"9780198852766","price":188.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9046b10170eed3928c23574ef58599d0.webp?v=1779036662","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/land-investment-and-migration-thirty-five-years-of-village-life-in-mali-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}