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Title: Working with local institutions to support sustainable livelihoods / by Robin Marsh.
Author: Marsh, Robin Ruth.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
This paper summarizes the research findings and policy implications of a research project undertaken by FAO to gain a greater understanding of the linkages between household livelihood strategies, incomes, and the local institutional environments, and how these linkages may change over time. Building on three country studies in India, Mozambique and Mexico, the research focused on informal economic institutions associated with household access to land, labor, markets and capital, as well as those providing a social safety net.
The paper argues that local institutions, however imperfect, provide essential goods and services to rural poor and vulnerable groups, particularly in the absence of well-functioning markets, local governments, and safety nets. These institutions and networks should not be destroyed in the name of "development."

Publisher: Rual Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Publication Place: Rome :
ISBN: 9251050481
Subject: Rural development -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Sustainable development -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Sustainable agriculture -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Local officials and employees -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Non-governmental organizations -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Social capital (Sociology) -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Physical Description: v, 79 p. : ill. ;

Electronic Location: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004430890.html

Publication Date: c2003.

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