Rural development from a territorial perspective : lessons and potential in sub-Saharan Africa

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2006

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Latin American Center for Rural Development (RIMISP), Santiago, CL

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This paper analyzes the potential impacts on poverty and lessons learned in the application of approaches for building socially inclusive, decentralized and spatially accented rural (and rural-urban) economic development in South Africa. It makes a preliminary assessment of the transferability of local economic development (LED) and rural territorial development (RTD) approaches to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Mozambique, Zambia and Ghana. In each case the role of the drivers of change, rural-urban linkages, and livelihood strategies of rural households are emphasized; kinds of social networks and alliances are also considered.

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL ECONOMY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/42028

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Research Results (RPE) / Résultats de recherches (PRE)