SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Centre for Development Policy and Research

Rural and Agricultural Development

Research Interests

• Land Reform
• Rural Labour Markets
• Anthropology of Rural Development
• Food Security
• Macroeconomic Policies and Agricultural Performance 

Relevant CDPR Publications

Getting Real about Food Prices, Development Viewpoint No.58 (pdf; 267kb)

Rural Labour Markets in Africa: The Unreported Source of Inequality and Poverty, Development Viewpoint No. 57 (pdf; 112kb)

The 2007-2008 World Food Crisis: Focusing on the Structural Causes, Development Viewpoint No. 46 (pdf; 174kb)

'Agribusiness for Development': Who Really Gains? Perspectives from the Journal of Agrarian Change, Development Viewpoint No. 36 (pdf; 187kb)

Debating Rural Poverty in Latin America: Towards a New Strategy, Development Viewpoint No. 30 (pdf; 364kb)

Assessing the Impact of Commodity Prices on Producers in Low-Income Countries, Development Viewpoint No. 27 (pdf; 107kb)

Rural Labour Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa:A New View of Poverty, Power and Policy, Policy Brief No. 1 (pdf; 365kb)

Direct Links

Development Studies Research Cluster on Agrarian Change

SOAS Centre for Development, Environment and Policy 

Journal of Agrarian Change 

• Aid Effectiveness
• Channels of Globalisation
• Employment and Labour Markets
• Environment and Climate Change
• Financial Systems and Crises
• Food Security and Consumption
• Gender Studies
• Governance and Institutional Development
• Industrial Development and the State
• Migration and Mobility
• Poverty and Inequality
• Rural and Agricultural Development
• Violence and Conflict
• Water Governance and Delivery