| Titre | Le qat, planche de salut ou cancer de l'économie yéménite ? | |
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| Auteur | Blandine Destremau | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 117, 1990 L'architecture rurale : questions d'esthétique | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | varia |
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| Page | 179-190 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Khat, a source of salvation or of cancer for Yemen's economy ?
Especially since the 1960s and 1970s, when the number of emigrants sending earnings back home increased sharply, khat has become important in North Yemen's economy. Nearly half the population consumes it, nearly a third of farmers grow it - on the best land. By accounting for nearly a quarter of the income in rural areas, khat finances social infrastructures, hydraulic systems and transportation, and provides jobs for poor peasants. This Bmild" narcotic has its defenders in high places even though it is officially considered to be a bane. Replacing it calls for adopting other crops and developing other, profitable economic activities. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1990_num_117_1_4661 |
