Ivory Coast programs / Ivory Coast project 681-1002 · 1989 · economic opportunity · Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Market development in Africa has been relatively stagnant over the last few decades compared with experiences in Asia and Latin America. These conference proceedings present eight papers on ways of stimulating rural growth through market town development. Two papers review and critique the current thinking on market towns, their role in building rural-urban linkages, and their relationship to rural economic development. One paper focuses on Senegal's new agricultural policy and its impact on market towns and agricultural growth, while another highlights efforts in Cote d'Ivoire to decentralize management capabilities. Three papers concern the impact on market town growth of, respectively: gender issues, investments in infrastructure, and the role of microenterprises. A final paper describes a research framework used to identify opportunities for expanding rural-urban exchange. Conclusions are then provided from working groups on the following topics: market towns and rural policy development, the integration of rural issues in urban policymaking, the need for strengthening local governments and private sector organizations, and investment strategies for market towns. A synthes
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABD-816 (1989). The source's own text.
Operated in: Ivory Coast. 2 other countries are only tagged on documents.
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| Research Triangle Institute (RTI) | implementer | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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Operated in Ivory Coast, 1989 2 sources
Scope: country: Ivory Coast. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
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| Senegal | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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| 681-1002-C-6056 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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| USAID. Mission to Ivory Coast | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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| Ivory Coast [Cote d'Ivoire] | 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Economic opportunity (microenterprise, jobs, skills, poverty reduction) 63%; Housing, urban and municipal infrastructure 25%; Agriculture: agribusiness, processing, marketing, agricultural finance 13%
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