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Risk management in rural development
Rural Development Strategy Team, World Bank, 2001The task here is to assess the relevance of risk-analysis findings to rural development in impoverished countries around the world.DocumentReview of the impact information systems of NGO microenterprise programs (Hyman / Dearden / AIMS)
microLINKS,, 1999DocumentMalawi: Services and policies needed to support sustainable smallholder agriculture
Environment and Development Consultancy Ltd, 1997Malawi’ s smallholder agriculture is facing a crisis, particularly in the more populated south. There is an insidious combination of land shortage, continuous cultivation of maize, declining soil fertility, low yields, deforestation, poverty and high population growth rate.DocumentParticipatory Governance: The Missing Link for Poverty Reduction
OECD Development Centre, 1999Empowerment of the poor is one ingredient in effective poverty reduction. A demand-driven participatory approach enhances effectiveness and efficiency. Accountability is the central lever for participatory governance. Capacity building is necessary for making participatory governance a reality.DocumentGlobalization, poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a political economy appraisal
OECD Development Centre, 2001Paper explores the policies and political context underlying the response of African countries to globalisation, with an emphasis on trade liberalisation.African countries have had mixed experiences with globalisation, with some achieving better social outcomes than others.DocumentEnhancing stakeholder participation in aid activities: technical note
Department for International Development, UK, 1995Recommendations on methods for encouraging participation in development projectsPart One provides definitions and describes the extent to which we can at the moment answer the questions of why, when and how to encourage stakeholder participation. It explains why participatory approaches are important for a sustainable and effective aid programme.DocumentEthical trade and sustainable rural livelihoods
Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 1998Explores the actual and potential contribution ethical trade can make to the achievement of sustainable rural livelihoods. Summary report includes a description of ethical trade (Section 2), followed by an analysis of the building blocks and trade-offs that affect participation in ethical trade (Section 3).DocumentOrganic agriculture and sustainable rural Livelihoods in developing countries
Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 1998Examines the contribution ethical trade initiatives can make towards the goal of sustainable rural livelihoods.Pages