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Showing 1 to 20 of 318 for “"Rural Development"”.
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Three essays on rural development
… combines research on three topics related to rural development in low-income countries. It is motivated by my experience as a farmer and extension agent in Colombia and the conviction that efforts made to address these challenges can significantly improve the lives of rural communities. The …
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Towards sustainable rural development in KwaZulu/Natal
… poverty is a negative indicator of sustainable development (UNCED, 1992). The Colonial and Apartheid governments, which were characterised by social injustices and inequalities, left indelible conditions of inequalities in the rural areas of KwaZulu/Natal, especially the inequalities in …
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Barriers in community participation and rural development.
… of participation seems to reflect in most development programmes that involve people at the grassroots level. In Ghana, the introduction of the decentralization programme in the late 1980s that aimed at promoting effective, comprehensive and rapid development, more especially in the rural …
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Do geographical indications promote sustainable rural development? : two UK case studies and implications for New Zealand rural development policy
… indicators as a promising sustainable rural development tool is the basis for this research. The protection of geographical indications is a rather controversial subject and much research is still required for both sides of the debate. The research method employed for this study is …
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Rural Development and Migration - Effects of Rural Development Projects on Internal Migration and Migration Aspirations of Rural Dwellers in Hungary
… thesis is focusing on the relationship between rural development subsidies and outwards mobility from rural settlements. In general, the thesis’ aim is to analyse how rural development programmes influence emigration. Hungary, as the EU member with one of the highest social gap between …
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Village adoption scheme : a model for rural development
… Adoption Scheme" as a model for energising the rural economy in India and to slow down rural - urban migration which research has shown to be harmful to both; rural and urban people of India and their regions. The model presented here is designed to use the resources existing in social, …
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Rural entrepreneurship for sustainable rural development with conscious capitalism
… packaging products manufacturing industry in rural Telangana, the southern state of India. Create opportunities and involve the rural people as a human resource in the production process. I want to demonstrate my HR and Banking experience skills support a broader strategic vision of the …
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Rice Production, Income Diversification and Rural Development in Myanmar
… literature on most of the key issues affect rural development in Myanmar. The first essay analyses the source and extent of potential productivity and efficiency gains, and investigates how Myanmar can increase its rice productivity. The data used in this thesis is taken from 634 farm …
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Rice Production, Income Diversification and Rural Development in Myanmar
… literature on most of the key issues affect rural development in Myanmar. The first essay analyses the source and extent of potential productivity and efficiency gains, and investigates how Myanmar can increase its rice productivity. The data used in this thesis is taken from 634 farm …
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Resources, Environment, and Rural Development in Uruguay, 1779-1913
… the agrarian roots of Latin American long-term development. Cowhides were first exported on a large scale in 1779, under Spanish rule, starting a series of commodity booms that culminated with frozen beef in 1913. By then, Uruguay had the highest number of cows per person and one of the highest …
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Rural development and income distribution : the case of Pakistan
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1981.
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Paper, Pottery and Prosperity: Handicrafts and Rural Development in Thailand
… is on the role of handicraft production in rural development in Northern Thailand, exploring how handicrafts evolve over time in the context of a modernising economy. This links with on-going debates on community-based development theory, including those related to rural industrialisation, …
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Agrarian reform and rural development : a case study of Brazil.
… techniques, agricultural efficiency, and rural development. Past state-led attempts at agrarian reform in the country had been criticized for focusing mainly on land expropriation and redistribution which has done little to help increase rural development and productivity. This paper will …
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An Inter-Regional Planning Model for Rural Development in Bangladesh
This dissertation represents an attempt to develop an interregional social accounting model (SAM) for Bangladesh and demonstrate its practical application as appropriate framework for analysis of interregional economic interactions. The model as developed in this dissertation considers interactions …
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Land consolidation in the context of Lithuanian rural development and revitalization
… thesis investigates the actual situation in the rural areas of Lithuania, one of the Central and Eastern European countries which, after the collapse of the Soviet regime, started a programme of land reform and today faces problems such as land fragmentation, land abandonment, lack of …
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Understanding Development Bureaucracies: A Case Study of Mexico’s Rural Development Policy
This research is about how development practice is produced by development bureaucracies. In 2001, the Mexican Congress enacted a new national law called Ley de Desarrollo Rural Sustentable (Sustainable Rural Development Act) seeking to produce the radical change that the Mexican rural sector …
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Nonformal Education for Rural Development: The Women's Training Center in Senegal
… de Formation de Monitrice d'economie familiale rurale (CNFMEFR), a nonformal educational program created to train young Senegalese women to be rural extension agents. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the training program, t
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Rural development policies as determinants of migratory decisions : a Mexican experience
Thesis. 1977. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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