DEVS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18&19: Participatory Rural Appraisal, World Development Report, Rural Development
13 Nov 2013
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National governments debate the relevance and necessity of rural development. Rural development does not usually achieve it"s objectives. Agriculture is the primary livelihood source for rural poor. Material form with spatial identity: low population and high dependency on agriculture. Ideal form is tight communities, patriarchal power, etc. As the two of these exist, it"s hard to pinpoint rurality to one thing to be developed. National statistical service distinguish urban and rural by threshold levels determined by non-agricultural production and a minimum population level. Four features of rurality can be distinguished. Relative abundance of natural capital - dependence on unpredictable events of the natural land. Relative abundance to labour - distribution to labour e. g. women, men, children taking care of crops. Relative isolation - limited ability to influence international politics, lack of infrastructure results in isolation. Relative importance of social factors - access to fuelwood, farmland, water. Rural areas often have much greater income diversity.
