A new rural development paradigm for the 21st century : a toolkit for developing countries

Three billion people live in rural areas in developing countries. Conditions for them are worse than for their urban counterparts when measured by almost any development indicator, from extreme poverty, to child mortality and access to electricity and sanitation. And the gulf is widening, contributi...

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Main Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris OECD Development Centre 2016
OECD Publishing
OECD
SeriesDevelopment Centre Studies
Subjects
Development
Health
Migration
Science and Technology
Social Issues
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ISBN9789264252264
9264252266
ISSN1563-4302
1990-0295
DOI10.1787/9789264252271-en

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Summary:Three billion people live in rural areas in developing countries. Conditions for them are worse than for their urban counterparts when measured by almost any development indicator, from extreme poverty, to child mortality and access to electricity and sanitation. And the gulf is widening, contributing to large-scale migration to urban areas. This situation exists despite half a century of rural development theories and approaches, and despite the global momentum built around the Millennium Development Goals between 2000 and 2015. Without greater progress on rural development, it is unlikely that the new Sustainable Development Goals will be met. This book calls for a new paradigm for rural development that is equipped to meet the challenges and harness the opportunities of the 21st century – including climate change, demographic shifts, international competition and fast-moving technological change.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9789264252264
9264252266
ISSN:1563-4302
1990-0295
DOI:10.1787/9789264252271-en