Rural poverty dynamics: development policy implications

Asset Poverty: Scope for Rural Poverty Reduction through Policy Changes

REDUCTION THROUGH POLICY CHANGES This chapter deals with various strategies to improve the asset holdings of the rural poor. In most cases, if the poor get a bigger share of asset control or benefits, efficiency and economic growth also improve. For many types of asset, reducing inequality between rural and urban areas slows down outmigration to the cities, and increases rural farm and non-farm...

Rural Poverty, Risk, and Development

Renewable Energy: Implications for Rural Development and Rural Policy in the Intermountain West

Introduction perhaps you’ve seen them as you head down the highway or drive across the desert – the 300-foot tall, stark white towers and slowly turning blades of a wind turbine, or the glint of the sun off a field of matte black and slightly iridescent photovoltaic solar panels. If you haven’t seen these signs of renewable energy development you will likely notice them soon, as wind and solar ...

Integrating Land Issues and Land Policy with Poverty Reduction and Rural Development in Southern Africa

This paper is a synthesis of land issues and land policy constraints in Southern Africa prepared for the World Bank Regional Workshop on Land Issues in Africa and the Middle East held in Kampala, Uganda, 29 April to 2 May 2002. It synthesizes key points made in commissioned papers, plenary comments, and facilitated discussions from a special Southern Africa Working Group attended by conference ...

Development strategies and rural development: exploring synergies, eradicating poverty

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