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DocumentPro-Poor Policy Options: Village Poverty Reduction cooperatives & Rural Poverty Alleviation in China 2011
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No results found.This policy brief suggests that innovative mutual aid models known as Village Poverty Reduction Funds Cooperatives (VPRC) constitute an effective strategy for reducing persistent rural poverty in China. VPRCs, complemented by public service improvements and integration with other poverty alleviation approaches, create opportunities for improving poor farmers’ livelihoods by facilitating grassroots decision-making regarding the use of government poverty reduction funds. -
DocumentPro-Poor Policy Options: Integrated Regional Development & Rural Poverty in China 2011
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No results found.This policy brief suggests that integrated regional development is an effective strategy for reducing persistent rural poverty in China. Given the proximity of mature markets, strong government power to mobilize resources and coordinate organizations’ work, and effective stakeholder participation, the two key stages of integrated regional development include 1) infrastructure construction and 2) industrial development. Government resource mobilization and provision of public goods in the form of infrastructure will lead to improved market competitiveness and access and benefit individual households. -
DocumentPro-Poor Policy Options: Empowering Poor Farmers in Sri Lanka 2011
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No results found.This policy brief addresses empowerment of rural farmers as a strategy to reduce poverty in Sri Lanka. Although Farmers’ Organizations have helped improve rural life, capacity gaps and social environmental challenges remain. To this end, the brief suggests that bolstering investment in irrigation, assessing and empowering Farmers’ Organizations, and promoting private sector involvement in agricultural markets are important strategies for reducing rural poverty in Sri Lanka.
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