Making Rural Development Projects More Effective
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Making Rural Development Projects More Effective
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Author : John LaRue Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Making Rural Development Projects More Effective written by John LaRue Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Community development categories.
Making Rural Development Projects More Effective A Systems Approach
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Making Rural Development Projects More Effective A Systems Approach written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
Guide to a project management systems approach to project design and implementation for rural development in developing countries - explains components of the system; covers village beneficiaries; agricultural extension agents; evaluation and monitoring; agricultural training; agricultural technology; supply inputs; communication; programme planning and administration, etc. Illustrations and references.
Making Rural Based Development Projects More Effective
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Author : John LaRue Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Making Rural Based Development Projects More Effective written by John LaRue Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Agricultural development projects categories.
The Future Of Rural Development
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Author : Hans Gsänger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1994
The Future Of Rural Development written by Hans Gsänger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Political Science categories.
The book gives a practitioner's account of international experiences with rural development seen from a German angle. After 40 years of rural development efforts patterned and characterized by different models and approaches, the overall achievements of these efforts seem very sobering: rural mass poverty has not been overcome; in fact it has hardly been contained in many of the developing regions. It attempts to explain some of the reasons behind this obvious failure, and concludes that most rural development approaches suffered not only from both organizational and managerial design weaknesses, but were prone to failure because they neglected structural and political distortions in the macroand meso-spheres of the poor countries. Although donors could have seen that their rural development projects were doomed to failure if projects and programmes were not embedded in an enabling policy environment, they nevertheless continued with them. The book argues for a development co-operation for rural areas that actively supports popular participation, beneficiaries' self-organization, decentralization and, consequently, smaller self-managed (para)projects rather than large, top-down organized rural development projects. Under the conditions of the 1990s the success of rural development will depend largely not only on the creation of an enabling policy environment but also on the skilful~ linking of sectoral programmes and related (para)projects. Essential areas of co-operation in the struggle for greater and more effective orientation towards poverty alleviation are land and tenure reforms, rural financial systems, basic social services and social security systems.
Mechanisms Which Encourage Beneficiary Participation In Decision Making In Rural Development Assistance Projects In Developing Countries
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Author : Reid A. Bates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Mechanisms Which Encourage Beneficiary Participation In Decision Making In Rural Development Assistance Projects In Developing Countries written by Reid A. Bates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Rural development projects categories.
This study was designed to discover how beneficiary participation in decision making can be encouraged and enhanced in rural development assistance projects in developing countries. The study sought to increase the understanding about how beneficiary participation occurs through the identification of patterns, processes or techniques in development assistance projects that enhance the ability of local people to gain control of the benefits and decision making processes in projects affecting their lives. The data for this study were obtained from telephone interviews with seven individuals who are or have been rural development assistance project managers. A constant comparative method of qualitative data analysis was employed. The findings indicated that community participation is encouraged and enhanced in projects that involve a few salient activities, relatively less complex inputs and consequently less money than larger, more complex projects. These projects should be based on a felt need in the community and be designed to fit community capabilities. As such, they enhance the power of participation to produce a recognizable benefit and to provide a sense of progress toward community established goals. In addition, community participation is encouraged when some investment is required from the community. Investment creates ownership and tests the value and appropriateness of the activity to the community. The case studies suggested that participation is a process that requires support at the community level, from intermediary organizations and from donor agencies and national governments. At the community level, the most practical and effective vehicle through which to implement participatory projects is existing community organizations. These organizations generally possess the necessary skills to be, and by definition, should be involved in all phases of the project from design to evaluation. Locally identified leaders, while a two-edged sword, are necessary for the effectiveness of local organizations and for the endorsement of project activities. Intermediary organizations emerge in this study as key actors in the participatory development process. These organizations act as catalysts and linkages by informing and sharing information with communities; by helping communities gather data about themselves in identifying the most critical problems; by mediating in conflict resolution; and in obtaining funds and other forms of assistance from outside the community. Their role is characterized by an approach to rural communities that is both understanding and interactive. Donor organizations and national governments are seen in the role of development coordinators. The coordinator role is responsive to community desires and strives for equality among diverse groups and communities. They emphasize a "process" approach to development administration. As a result of effective participation, rural poor communities are able to meet their basic needs, solve their problems, and achieve the power to control their lives. In terms of mechanisms encouraging beneficiary participation, this study recommends the following: 1) Participatory development should be viewed as a process of trial and error learning whose goal is community empowerment. Empowerment signifies the degree to which people have gained the capacity to obtain results which they intend to obtain from their involvement in decision making in the development process. 2) Intermediary organizations must assume a key role in the participatory development process. These organizations are composed of sensitive and understanding people who are dedicated to community participation. The function of these organizations is twofold. First, they act as links between donor agencies or national governments and local communities. Second, they function as catalysts in participatory development. The goal of these organizations is to facilitate the building of community capacity in terms of skills and knowledge to the point that the community no longer needs their assistance. 3) The appropriate roles of donor agencies and national governments in participatory development is as coordinators of development assistance projects. This role requires them to provide funds specifically for participatory development; to strive for equity in funding different groups and communities; and to adopt a "process" style of project administration that is seen as most conducive to participatory development. 4) Projects aiming at encouraging beneficiary participation should start small, with a few relatively simple activities that respond to local needs. These activities are most effectively implemented through existing local organizations that are characterized as having control of financial resources, legal authority, involvement in all project activities from design to evaluation and are led by community appointed leaders. 5) It is more important to emphasize "how" projects are implemented rather than "what" is accomplished. This "how" necessarily involves beneficiary participation which is defined as the participation of beneficiaries in their own development by controlling resources, defining needs and making decisions about how these needs can best be met.
Implementing Rural Development Projects
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Author : Elliott R Morss
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-20
Implementing Rural Development Projects written by Elliott R Morss and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-20 with Social Science categories.
This book deals with problems frequently encoun-tered by agencies, managers, and technicians who try to implement large-scale development projects. Specifically, it focuses on the implementation problems associated with projects sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) and the World Bank in developing countries. Some historical background on how implementation problems became a focus of concern is presented below. Development assistance on a significant scale started with Marshall Plan aid to reconstruct Western Europe following World War II. [1] In that case, the donor (the United States) asked not to be part of the process that determined how the money was to be spent. Instead, the United States asked the West European countries to establish their own priorities for assistance (which they did after a considerable amount of inter-country negotiation).
Education For Rural Development
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO/FAO
Release Date : 2003
Education For Rural Development written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by UNESCO/FAO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Business & Economics categories.
An international joint study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was conducted on education and rural development to review the status of the topic from the standpoint of public policies and the conceptual frameworks on which they are based and also to shed light on what may be called "good practice." The findings of the study are meant to serve not as models, but rather as points of reference for all those who are seeking ways of developing education in rural areas and contributing more effectively to rural development. Chapter I, "Education and Rural Development: Setting the Framework" (David Atchoarena and Charlotte Sedel), provides a contextual and theoretical introduction to the new rural development and poverty reduction thinking, as well as a discussion on the contribution of education to rural development. In Chapter II, "Basic Education in Rural Areas: Status, Issues and Prospects" (Michael Lakin with Lavinia Gasperini), the book reviews in depth the provision of basic education in rural areas and offers some policy directions for improvement. Further exploring a particular dimension of basic education, Chapter III, "Making Learning Relevant: Principles and Evidence from Recent Experiences" (Peter Taylor, Daniel Desmond, James Grieshop and Aarti Subramaniam), devotes specific attention to strategies linking the formal school teaching with students' life environment, including agriculture, and to garden-based learning. The intention is to provide updated information and new insights on much-debated aspects which are often associated with rural areas although their application is much broader. Chapter IV, "Strategies and Institutions for Promoting Skills for Rural Development" (David Atchoarena, Ian Wallace, Kate Green, and Candido Alberto Gomes), shifts the analysis from education to work and discusses the implications of the transformation of rural labor markets for skill development. A particular concern is the rise in rural non-farm employment and the need to enlarge the policy focus from agricultural education and training to technical and vocational education for rural development. This debate is taken further in Chapter V, "Higher Education and Rural Development: A New Perspective" (Charles Maguire and David Atchoarena), which considers higher level skills and the contribution of the tertiary education sector to rural development. Special attention is given to the reform of higher agricultural institutions and lessons based on case studies are provided to document good practice in institutional reform. Finally, Chapter VI, "Main Findings and Implications for Policy and Donor Support" (David Atchoarena with Lavinia Gasperini, Michael Lakin and Charles Maguire), concentrates on the main findings of the study and discusses policy implications and possible responses for donors and countries. (Contains 28 tables, 14 figures, and 64 boxes.).
The Future Of Rural Development
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Author : Hans Gsanger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-06-28
The Future Of Rural Development written by Hans Gsanger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-28 with Science categories.
This book gives a practitioner's account of international experiences with rural development seen from a German angle. It argues for a development co-operation for rural areas that actively supports popular participation, beneficiaries' self-organization, decentralization and, consequently, smaller self-managed (para)projects rather than large, top-down organized rural development projects.
Local Level Planning And Rural Development Alternative Strategies
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Author : United Nations Asian And Pacific Development Inst
language : en
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Release Date : 1986
Local Level Planning And Rural Development Alternative Strategies written by United Nations Asian And Pacific Development Inst and has been published by Concept Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
Community Based Strategy For Rural Development
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Author : Botswana. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Community Based Strategy For Rural Development written by Botswana. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Economic assistance, Domestic categories.