Assault on Rural Poverty ─ The Case of Ethiopia

Covering the past four decades and three different regimes, Getahun outlines and analyzes the various causes of rural poverty and constraints impeding agricultural productivity in the eastern African country. The regimes are the feudalistic system under Emperor Haile Selassie, the command economic system of the military junta led by Mengistu Hailemariam, and the current capitalist system of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia led by Meles Zenawi. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Haileleul Getahun has been a consultant to several International agencies including the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the World Food Program (WFP), and the World View International Foundation (WIF), a non- governmental Organization. He also had a distinguished career in his native country Ethiopia. Between 1973 -1975 Getahun was Director of the USAID supported Adaa Integrated Rural Development Project until it was interrupted by the 1974 Revolution. Prior to that he was Assistant Minister of Land Reform. Getahun has contributed to numerous national and international conferences, seminars and has been published extensively.