| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Forum: Technical Consultation on Decentralization |
| The Technical Consultation on Decentralization, held in Rome from 16 to 18 December 1997, brought together policy-makers, practitioners and academics from the developed and developing world to review and discuss the contribution of decentralized and participatory strategies to rural development. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/ROdirect/ROfo0003.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Pastoral institutions and approaches to risk management and poverty alleviation in Central Asian countries in transition |
| This report synthesises the results of work by three national teams - in Mongolia, China and Kyrgyzstan - working with FAO support on institutional approaches to pastoral risk management in Central Asia, within the wider context of poverty alleviation and food insecurity.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/ROdirect/ROan0018.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Partnership between populations and institutions: waters and soils conservation in Tunisia and Morocco |
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/frdirect/ROan0015.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Decentralization process and traditional powers: typologies of policies |
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| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/frdirect/ROan0014.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Options for further reform in China's farmland system |
| The contents of the article were extracted from "Report of a pilot study on poverty, land abandonment and rural institutions", produced by the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China, in collaboration with the FAO Rural Development Division. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0012.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Institutions - Public institutions |
| The state and the market: The missing link |
| This paper argues that the debate over state versus markets is leading to another discussion: the interaction between the market and the institutions of both civil society and the state. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0010.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Interface local development-strategic centers: the role of the region |
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| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/frdirect/ROan0007.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Sustainable Rural Development in Western Africa: The Naam Movement and the Six 'S' |
| The Naam Movement and the Six 'S' suggest many essential elements for development. Their success clearly articulates the
significance of 'development from within' approaches, not from the outside. Their success also lies in starting from 'tradition', in
people's participation with decentralized organization, and in fully utilizing local resources and endowments, which are also
ingredients of 'd... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0006.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Rural people's organizations in a liberalized market economy: Recent FAO experience |
| The aim of the FAO-sponsored applied research effort described in this article is to develop an improved set of guidelines for the financing of sustainable agricultural cooperative development in developing regions, based on actual cooperative experience in this field. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0002.htm |
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| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Case Studies on the Organization and Management of Agricultural Services to Small Farmers in Albania: General Conceptual Framework |
| This paper reports on case studies conducted in Albania in the area of improving and strengthening rural services for small farmers and other rural operators and their organizations. The research aimed at analysing the current situation, identifying priorities, and formulating conclusions and relevant recommendations. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0004.htm |
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