Rural Development in Ethiopia: a review of concepts, approaches and future directions
2001
Mulatu Demeke (addis Abeba Univ. (Ethiopia))
A serious effort to develop the rural sector under the Imperial government began with the launching of the minimum package in selected areas in the lat 1960s. The approach was rejected by the military government and attempts were made to reorganize the rural economy along the socialist mode of production. In 1991, new development strategies and free market policies replaced the command economic system. In spite of the promises by the different governments to improve rural welfare, the reality on the ground has changed from bad to worse over the last 30 or 40 years. This study argues that the challenge of rural development has increasingly become complex and perplexing owing to the rapid population growth and massive degradation of the natural resource base. Only a concerted effort of the government, independent peasant organizations, the private sector, donors and NGOs can save the rural population from further misery and a vicious circle of famine and starvation.
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