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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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary Overview: A New Rural Development Paradigm The rural world today Why is a new rural development paradigm needed? Lessons from rural development in OECD countries The rural development experience of the Republic of Korea Experiences on rural development from Southeast Asia and China Experiences on rural development from Sub-Saharan Africa: Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania Rural development lessons from the past and opportunities for the future A new rural development paradigm for developing countries in the 21st century Policy tools for the New Rural Development Paradigm