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Rethinking Rural Development
Abstract
Rural development has been central to the development effort, but rural poverty persists and funding is falling: a new narrative is needed. This overview article describes a Washington Consensus on Food, Agriculture and Rural Development, and summarises from the various contributions here the elements of a post‐Washington Consensus. Rural areas are changing, particularly with respect to demography, diversification, and strengthening links to national and global economies. Key issues include: agriculture as the engine of rural development; the future viability of small farms; the potential of the non‐farm rural economy; the challenges of new thinking on poverty, participation and governance; and implementation problems. The article concludes with five general principles and ten specific recommendations for the future of rural development.
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- Authors
- Ashley, C., & Maxwell, S.
- Venue
- Development Policy Review
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 395-425
- ISSN
- 0950-6764 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-7679
- OpenAlex
- W1987826309
- Cited by
- 411
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 39.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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