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Rural development in India: reversals for diversity
Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, 1991This paper argues that in the search for more equitable and effective rural development, professionals and professionalism are part of the problem. Normal bureaucracy, normal professionalism, normal careers, and normal modes of learning interlock to sustain centralised, standardised and simple perceptions, prescriptions, and programmes.DocumentDeterminants of expected poverty among rural households in Nigeria
African Economic Research Consortium, 2008Vulnerability measures are becoming tools for evolving proactive steps to alleviate poverty. Against this backdrop, this study examined the determinants of expected poverty (a measure of vulnerability) among rural households in Nigeria.DocumentChronic poverty in rural Ethiopia through the lens of life histories
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012Studying chronic poverty using retrospective qualitative data (life histories) in conjunction with longitudinal panel data is now widely recognised to provide deeper and more reliable insights (Davis and Baulch, 2009).DocumentThe impact of earned and windfall transfers on livelihoods and conservation in Sierra Leone
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015Using a randomised controlled trial in Sierra Leone, this report measures the impact of a transfer program aimed at alleviating poverty and reducing pressure on the natural environment. The research finds that the way in which aid is distributed—communal versus individual, and windfall versus earned—has a significant effect on how the aid will be used.DocumentTopic Guide: Stepping out of Agriculture
Evidence on Demand, 2015This Topic Guide from Evidence on Demand provides expert information on how members of smallholder households leave agriculture for better-paying businesses and jobs.DocumentIncidence of poor and poverty risk in India across NSS regions for rural and urban areas, 2004-05 and 2009-10
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014This note provides an estimate of incidence of poor and poverty risk in India across National Sample Survey (NSS) regions for 2004-05 and 2009-10 in rural and urban areas. It raises concern on increasing poverty risk and also incidence of poor in some regions.DocumentRural development & energy policy: lessons from agricultural mechanisation in South Asia
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2011In terms of agricultural and rural mechanisation, a great deal has happened on the ground since the debates of the 1970s. The diversity of South Asia's mechanisation experiences can be used to help policy debates, concerning rural and agricultural development.DocumentA randomized evaluation of the effects of an agricultural insurance program on rural households’ behavior: evidence from China
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014The provision of weather insurance is a potential way of shielding farmers from weather related shocks and reducing poverty. However, the use of weather insurance is not widespread in many countries. In China, even with a government subsidy of 70 per cent, the take-up of weather insurance is quite low.DocumentAlliances towards a common goal: the role of public-private partnerships in rural development In Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014In Latin America, public-private partnerships have proven to be a successful tool for promoting rural development. Adequate coordination and involvement of stakeholders at the local level has been fundamental in achieving positive results.DocumentHarnessing the potential of the nonfarm economy for smallholders in Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014Latin American countries have implemented a range of strategies to boost the rural nonfarm economy, with positive impacts on local economic growth and poverty reduction.Pages