Sustainable Rural Development: Semantics or Substance?: The Study of Rural Projects in North Western Sierra Leone (1985-1995) FROM THE PUBLISHER
Sustainable Rural Development: Semantics or Substance? examines the challenges of development in the twenty-first century. Particular attention is paid to the "Challenge of Inclusion," the need to think of development in human terms, and bring the weakest and most vulnerable from the margins of society to the center-stage. It provides a detailed coverage of the role of civil society and local institutions in rural development and concludes that most need to change substantially. Umar I. Kamarah sets out a range of agendas for development practice, management and policy in the twenty-first century.
Author Biography: Umar I. Kamarah is a Field Officer for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, Governance and Public Administration Unit, Ainaro District.
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A study of the complex reasons that rural development projects in Sierra Leone have failed to achieve most of their targets, and have not helped the poor. It focuses on the development practices of two projects in Kambia District, Sierra Leone's northern province. The author is a Sierra Leonean development sociologist who currently works as a UN Development Program field officer in East Timor. His work would have benefited from more careful editing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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