Abstract section
| Date | 01 December 1992 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230120510 |
| Published date | 01 December 1992 |
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT, VOL. 12,513-517 (1992)
Abstracts
section
In each issue we shall reprint here a selection
of
abstracts of recent articles on key themes
of
relevance to the study and practice of public administration and development, drawn from
a variety ofjournals.
For
further details,
or
copies of these papers, readers must write to the relevant journal
-
NOT
to
Public Administration and Development.
The journals’ addresses are listed after
the abstracts.
The abstracts within this section are chosen thematically, and the themes will vary with
each issue of
Public Administration and Development.
Those chosen for this issue are Rural
Development and Small Enterprises.
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVING RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES THROUGH SMALL TOWN MARKET-
BASED DEVELOPMENT
G.
L.
Gaile
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Small towns can be effective instruments in developing countries to improve rural-urban lin-
kages, expand market-based agricultural activity, and stimulate non-farm employment oppor-
tunities, This article illustrates the basic aspects of a small towns programme in situations
where market-based development is the goal. It specifies a set of selection criteria and guidelines
for the choice of small towns to be included in such a programme. It discusses a variety
of
implementation problems which can
be
anticipated and proves a general schedule for imple-
mentation. Finally, it introduces Kenya’s Rural Trade and Production Centre Programme,
which can be considered a prototype
of
a small towns programme, and discusses the processes
of
location selection, implementation and evaluation of the programme.
Third World Planning
Review
14(2),
13
1-148
(1992)
A
VIRTUOUS CIRCLE MODEL
OF
RURAL-URBAN DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE
FROM A KENYAN SMALL TOWN AND ITS HINTERLAND
Hugh
Emrys
Evans
Using data from Kenya, this article explores several propositions of a ‘virtuous circle’ model
of
rural-urban development, to determine when the model might operate within a local econ-
omy. It is shown that: the cycle of reinforcing linkages hinges on
a
vigorous export base;
external demand is only effective when farmers are connected
to
markets; small towns help
raise agricultural productivity by allowing farmers to spread risk by diversifying incomes;
vibrant agriculture spurs the proliferation of local non-farm activities, which in turn create
demand for farm produce, though not necessarily from the same area; and, finally, the virtuous
circle model can be undermined by inappropriate macroeconomic policies.
Journal
of
Development Studies
28(4)
640-667
(1
992)
0
1992
by John Wiley
&
Sons, Ltd.
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