What works for rural development in fragile states? Evidence from Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Nepal and Bolivia.

Abstract

Rural development in many fragile and conflict affected countries represents both a major challenge and an absolute must. The empirical evidence from five countries in South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America (Afghanistan, Nepal, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Bolivia) presented in Study I shows the major challenges rural development encounters in fragile settings.