The Saemaul Undong Movement in the Republic of Korea

The Saemaul Undong Movement in the Republic of Korea

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 9290927038

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The Saemaul Undong movement was a community-driven development program of the Republic of Korea in the 1970s. The movement contributed to improved community well-being in rural communities through agricultural production, household income, village life, communal empowerment and regeneration, and women's participation.This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of the movement along with contributing factors, including institutional arrangements, leadership influence, gender consideration, ideological guidance, and financing. It also reviews existing studies and government data on the movement, and presents excerpts from interviews with key persons engaged in the movement and useful lessons for implementing community-driven development initiatives in developing countries.


Rural Development Strategy Review of Ethiopia

Rural Development Strategy Review of Ethiopia

Author: OECD

Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789264895027

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Addressing rural development is key for Ethiopia's growth process. A series of government-led structural reforms have contributed to sustained growth in the country over the last two decades as well as to considerable poverty reduction in rural areas. However, Ethiopia faces critical challenges it will need to overcome to meet the needs of a growing rural population. In practice, this will require updating the existing rural development strategy in order to better integrate the interaction of rural and urban areas. Policy approaches that account for the fast urbanisation process experienced in the country will therefore be key to improving the well-being of rural populations and promoting national growth. This report takes a spatial approach to study Ethiopia's rural development strategies. It highlights the need to develop stronger and more functional linkages between rural and urban areas. As such, the development of intermediary cities and small urban centres provides large scope for inclusive rural transformation. The report is the result of rigorous analysis, and extensive consultations with national and international stakeholders. It identifies some of the key challenges faced by rural areas and provides a series of recommendations to enhance Ethiopia's rural development strategies.


Re-Inventing Africa's Development

Re-Inventing Africa's Development

Author: Jong-Dae Park

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-12-31

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 3030039463

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This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development challenges are not due to a lack of resources but a lack of management, presenting an alternative to the traditional view that Africa's problems are caused by a lack of leadership. In exploring an approach based on mind-set and nation-building, rather than unity – which tends to promote individual or party interests rather than the broader country or national interests – the author suggests new solutions for SSA's economic growth, inspired by Korea's successful economic growth model much of which is focused on industrialisation. This book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, NGOs and governmental bodies in economics, development and politics studying Africa's economic development, and Korea's economic growth model.


OECD Development Pathways Rural Development Strategy Review of Ethiopia Reaping the Benefits of Urbanisation

OECD Development Pathways Rural Development Strategy Review of Ethiopia Reaping the Benefits of Urbanisation

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-04-16

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 926452648X

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This report takes a spatial approach to study Ethiopia’s rural development strategies. It highlights the need to develop stronger and more functional linkages between rural and urban areas. As such, the development of intermediary cities and small urban centres provides large scope for inclusive rural transformation. The report is the result of rigorous analysis, and extensive consultations with national and international stakeholders. It identifies some of the key challenges faced by rural areas and provides a series of recommendations to enhance Ethiopia’s rural development strategies.


Redefining "Urban" A New Way to Measure Metropolitan Areas

Redefining

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 9264174109

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This report compares urbanisation trends in OECD countries on the basis of a newly defined OECD methodology which enables cross-country comparison of the socio-econimic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in OECD countries.


Agricultural Policies for Poverty Reduction

Agricultural Policies for Poverty Reduction

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2012-03-02

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 9264112901

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This volume sets out a strategy for raising rural incomes which emphasises the creation of diversified rural economies with opportunities within and outside agriculture.


Mobilizing for Development

Mobilizing for Development

Author: Kristen E. Looney

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1501748858

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Mobilizing for Development tackles the question of how countries achieve rural development and offers a new way of thinking about East Asia's political economy that challenges the developmental state paradigm. Through a comparison of Taiwan (1950s–1970s), South Korea (1950s–1970s), and China (1980s–2000s), Kristen E. Looney shows that different types of development outcomes—improvements in agricultural production, rural living standards, and the village environment—were realized to different degrees, at different times, and in different ways. She argues that rural modernization campaigns, defined as policies demanding high levels of mobilization to effect dramatic change, played a central role in the region and that divergent development outcomes can be attributed to the interplay between campaigns and institutions. The analysis departs from common portrayals of the developmental state as wholly technocratic and demonstrates that rural development was not just a byproduct of industrialization. Looney's research is based on several years of fieldwork in Asia and makes a unique contribution by systematically comparing China's development experience with other countries. Relevant to political science, economic history, rural sociology, and Asian Studies, the book enriches our understanding of state-led development and agrarian change.


Rural Development in China

Rural Development in China

Author: Dwight Heald Perkins

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Author is an alumnus of Evanston Township High School, class of 1952.