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100 1 _aLele, Uma J.
245 1 4 _aThe design of rural development :
_blessons from Africa /
260 _aBaltimore :
_bPublished for the World Bank by Johns Hopkins University Press,
_cc1975
300 _axii, 246 p. :
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references: p. [227]-238 and index.
520 _aThe African Rural Development Study (ARDS) was conducted to investigate the reasons for the limited impact of past rural development programs on low-income populations in Africa and to generate a theoretical framework and operational guidelines for the design of future rural development programs. Specific topicsanalyzed include labor flow, migration, mechanization in smallholder agriculture, regional equity, livestock development, incentives, the role of women, and Africanization of management. Rural development programs must be viewed as part of a continiuous, dynamic process. Analysis revealed that the lack of long-term improvement of living standards among low-income subsistance farmers could be attributed to limited objectives; lack of knowledge about the impacts of policy on performance, the suitability of technological applications, and the effects of sociopolitical influence; and the scarcity of trained local manpower.A planned, sequential approach is recommended as the means of maximizing scarce resources and serving the greatest number of farmers in the lowest income sector of the agricultural economy. A glossary, project reviews, a bibliography, and maps and tables are provided.
590 _alje 24/01/2018
591 _aLoans
650 _aRural development
650 _aRural conditions
650 _aEconomic policy
650 _aSocial conditions
650 _aUnderdeveloped areas
650 _aRural development projects
650 _aAgricultural development projects
650 _aEconomic development--Social aspects
651 0 _aAfrica
651 0 _aDeveloping countries
710 2 _aWorld Bank. (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
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