Rural development : from vision to action
This rural sector strategy outlines the steps the Bank and its partners must take to spur rural development. Key elements of the strategy include (a) taking a broad rural focus, as opposed to a narrow agricultural sector focus, (b) involving the entire World Bank Group in promoting rural development...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
World Bank
1997
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| Series: | Environmentally and socially sustainable development studies and monographs series
no. 12 |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Executive summary
- 1. The context
- 2. If rural development is so important, why is it not happening?
- 3. Formulating country strategies and building consensus
- 4. Improving the existing portfolio
- 5. Using the International Arena to Generate Greater Commitment
- 6. Areas of concentration and future directions
- Appendices: A. Focus programs by region
- B. Regional summaries
- C. The International Finance Corporation's vision for agribusiness
- D. The role of the Economic Development Institute's training strategy in agriculture and natural resources
- Bibliography
- Boxes
- Table
- Appendix tables
- Figures
- Appendix figures
- Matrices.