rural development theories ppt

mean by Rural Development, and if we are talking about developed or developing countries.

Is the RD conceptual diversity that leads to the diversity of opinions about its genesis. The poor lack access to clean water, educational opportunities, health services and support from the government.

Why a new rural development paradigm? Finally, rural development is multi-facetted in nature. It unfolds into a wide array of different and sometimes interconnected practices. 2000). Rural development policies in South Africa changed in the 1990s.

Three quarters of the worlds two billion poor live in rural regions, where poverty manifests itself in factors other than simply low incomes. The concept of rural development is at top agenda and remains the main concern in national politics of the developing countries, because about 69 per cent population reside in rural areas and even in developed countries the rural areas cannot be ignored.

•More than 3.3 billion people live in rural areas and this number will remain around 3.2 billion past 2050 •92% of the population in developing countries live in rural areas and this share will continue to rise •More than 60% of the rural population in developing countries is below USD $2.00 PPP/day Concept of Rural Development: Theories and Approaches Dr. Pankaj Kumar Lecture 1 Introduction Globally, poverty still has a rural face.

Within rural development programmes mechanisms of social exclusion also occur and policy programmes at times are used by local elites to restore their legiti-macy or in the interests of clientelism. World Bank World Development Report, 1991 Michael P. Todaro economic development 6th New York University The Concept of Development, Definitions, Theories and Contemporary Perspectives Rural Development, Overview: Presentation to CAADP Stakeholders, 20 October 2011.SPECIAL FEATURES & REALITIES OF RURAL COMMUNICATION References: