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The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification: A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits
World Bank, 2008While there are widespread claims that electrification greatly improves quality of life for rural households, coverage rates remain low in many countries across the world.DocumentExpanding microfinance in Latin America’s rural areas
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013Rural finance has the potential to help poor people out of poverty, and Latin America has met that challenge in some unique ways.This Brief by discusses impacts of microfinance’s in rural areas, presenting evidence on rural poverty as well as on microfinance’s positive effects on consumption and investment in education.DocumentLatin America’s rural family farmers: evolutions in access to markets and rural income structure
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013Over time, the rural reality in Latin America has changed, with family farmers now more integrated in markets and significantly less dependent on agriculture for income. What does this mean for family farmers today?DocumentFinal Impact Evaluation of the Saving for Change Program in Mali, 2009-2012
2013Saving for Change (SfC) is a community savings group programme designed and implemented by Oxfam America, Freedom from Hunger, and the Strømme Foundation. SfC operates in 13 countries in West Africa, Latin America and Asia.DocumentPapua New Guinea: critical development constraints
Asian Development Bank, 2012Papua New Guinea (PNG) has enjoyed several years of strong economic growth, driven largely by high commodity prices and supported by structural reforms and some sound macroeconomic policies. However, the growing opportunities and wealth have been skewed increasingly in favour of a small and largely urban-based segment of the population.DocumentCan skill diversification improve welfare in rural areas?: evidence from the rural skills development project in Bhutan
Asian Development Bank, 2011Income growth in rural Bhutan is a considerable challenge to further poverty reduction and economic development. Using a survey of rural Bhutanese households, this paper investigates the impacts of a vocational skills training program that was intended to diversify incomes outside of agriculture.DocumentRural households in a changing climate
World Bank, 2013This World Bank policy research working paper investigates household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings, looking particularly at the adaptive capacity of poor rural households – a subject the authors claim has received little attention due to its broad and complex nature.DocumentThe elderly and old age support in rural China: challenges and prospects
World Bank, 2012Although average incomes in China have risen dramatically since the 1980s, concerns are increasing that the rural elderly have not benefited from growth to the same extent as younger people and the urban elderly. This book explores the evolution of the rural pension system in China over the past two decades and raises a number of issues on its current implementation and future directions.DocumentEnhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.OrganisationWatershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1993, currently operating in five 5 Indian states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan aPages