Strengthening Rural Local Institutional Capacities for Sustainable Livelihoods and Equitable Development

In considering the contribution that Rural Local Institutions (RLIs) can make to Sustainable Livelihoods (SLs), authors bring together two important concerns that emerged among development practitioners in the 1980s and 1990s, respectively. RLIs are important for addressing and mitigating factors of insecurity and instability, dealing in particular with various aspects of vulnerability. RLIs can also support participation (voice), conflict mitigation (peace), and external linkage (market expansion). Generally they produce a variety of public goods at local levels even if focused on narrower objectives. Households and communities are multiply linked, or potentially linked, having many economic, social, information and other connections with distant kin, enterprises and diverse institutions within the country and often internationally. This paper focused on institutions that in fact have some organizational structure, seeking to make them more amenable to introduction and improvement. These are institutions that can have leadership and purposeful direction. Those of which this cannot be said are certainly of similar importance; however, they function very differently.

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Main Authors:	Uphoff, Norman, Buck, Louise
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2006-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, ASSETS, BARGAINING, BARGAINING POWER, BASIC EDUCATION, BETTER NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BLUEPRINT, BORROWING, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CATALYSTS, CELL PHONES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, COMMODITY, COMMON PROPERTY, COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES, CONNECTIVITY, CRISES, DECENTRALIZATION, DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DISPLACEMENT, DOMAIN, DOMAINS, DONOR AGENCIES, DONOR AGENCY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEMAND, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC THEORY, ECOSYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EQUIPMENT, EXPLOITATION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FARMS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES, FUTURE GROWTH, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GLOBALIZATION, GRASS-ROOTS, HUMAN ACTIVITY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMAGE, IMAGES, INCLUSION OF WOMEN, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, INFLOW OF REMITTANCES, INFORMATION PROVISION, INNOVATION, INNOVATIONS, INSPECTION, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSURANCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, KINSHIP, LABORERS, LAND TENURE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LEGAL RIGHTS, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL CAPACITY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL POPULATION, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MANDATES, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGES, MOVEMENT OF GOODS, MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LAWS, NATURAL CAPITAL, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, NEW MARKETS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEXT GENERATION, OPPORTUNITY COST, ORGANIZATIONAL FORM, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PEACE, PENSION PLANS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POSITIVE EFFECTS, PRACTITIONERS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTORS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC UTILITY, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION, RECREATION, REGISTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RELIABILITY, RELIABLE ACCESS, REMITTANCE, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RESPECT, RESULT, RESULTS, RETENTION, RETURNEES, RICHER COUNTRIES, RULE OF LAW, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATIONS, RURAL RESIDENTS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SATELLITE, SELF-HELP, SELF-IMAGE, SERVICE PROVISION, SEX, SHORT SUPPLY, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPREAD OF EDUCATION, STANDARDIZATION, STREAMS, SUPERMARKETS, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUPPLY SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRADITIONAL VALUES, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSPORTATION, TRUSTS, UNSKILLED LABOR, URBAN AREAS, USER, USER GROUPS, USERS, VIDEO, VOTERS, VULNERABILITY, WAGES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER SUPPLIES, WEALTH, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORLDWIDE WEB, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/16341896/strengthening-rural-local-institutional-capacities-sustainable-livelihoods-equitable-development https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8194
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