Can local institutions reduce poverty?: rural decentralization in Burkina Faso

Can local institutions take a lead role in reducing poverty? In the past the answer would have been an emphatic no. Local institutions have traditionally been a blind spot for national government and international development agencies. But high-performing local institutions in Burkina Faso have redu...

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1. Verfasser: Donnelly-Roark, Paula 1941- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C World Bank, Africa Region, Environment and Social Development Unit 2001
Schriftenreihe:Policy research working paper 2677
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Zusammenfassung:Can local institutions take a lead role in reducing poverty? In the past the answer would have been an emphatic no. Local institutions have traditionally been a blind spot for national government and international development agencies. But high-performing local institutions in Burkina Faso have reduced poverty and inequality. Can this model of rural decentralization spark a reinvention of development models across Africa, using indigenous development institutions to reduce poverty and promote equitable growth?
Beschreibung:"September 2001. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39). - Title from title screen as viewed on Aug. 29, 2002
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2001]
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