Rural Well-being: From Vision to Action : Proceedings of the Fourth Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development, Held at the World Bank and the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., September 25-27, 1996World Bank, 1997 - 433 страници The Fourth Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development held in September 1996 focused on where the international development community should be heading to bring about rural development and achieve rural well-being. Four key issues for sustaining such a challenge were discussed: poverty reduction; widely shared growth; household, national, and global food security; and sustainable natural resource management. Thematic and regional roundtable discussions included targeting poverty reduction, investing in social capital, improving dryland management, conquering rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, and accelerating rural growth in Africa. |
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... Growth Must Be Fostered No country has had a sustained impact on reducing poverty without continuing positive economic growth . For most developing coun- tries agricultural growth is essential to economic growth . Very few low - income ...
... Growth Must Be Fostered No country has had a sustained impact on reducing poverty without continuing positive economic growth . For most developing coun- tries agricultural growth is essential to economic growth . Very few low - income ...
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... growth . The importance of improved performance is underscored by findings in Löfgren et al . ( 1996 ) who explored the cumulative long - run effects of alternative paths for total factor productivity ( TFP ) , and efficiency and levels ...
... growth . The importance of improved performance is underscored by findings in Löfgren et al . ( 1996 ) who explored the cumulative long - run effects of alternative paths for total factor productivity ( TFP ) , and efficiency and levels ...
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... Growth In order to achieve the goals of productivity and employment growth , the African economy must grow rapidly . If , for example , the labor forced is expected to grow at a rate of 2.9 percent and the aggregate employment ...
... Growth In order to achieve the goals of productivity and employment growth , the African economy must grow rapidly . If , for example , the labor forced is expected to grow at a rate of 2.9 percent and the aggregate employment ...
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Our Responsibility to Future Generations | 17 |
Socially Responsible Actions to Promote Rural WellBeing | 38 |
Closing Plenary | 75 |
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