dc.contributor.author | Gaile, GL | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-21T11:46:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-21T11:46:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Department of Geography, University of Colorado. Boulder. USA | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://liverpool.metapress.com/content/f35v86q026g15485/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65424 | |
dc.description.abstract | Small towns can be effective instruments in developing countries to improve ruralurban
linkages, expand market-based agricultural activity, and stimulate non-farm
employment opportunities. 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 provides a general schedule for implementation.
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.
This article analyses the logic behind market-based programmes to enhance ruralurban
linkages through small town development. Market-based regional policy is
introduced as a departure from traditional subsidy-oriented planning. Selection
criteria and guidelines for choosing sites for investment are presented as linked to
this market-based approach. Steps towards policy implementation are then
discussed and the Rural Trade and Production Centre Programme in Kenya is
introduced as an example of a market-based approach for achieving rural-urban
balance. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Improving rural-urban linkages through small town market-based development | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |