Working with local institutions to support sustainable livelihoods / by Robin Marsh
- Bib ID:
- 3123268
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Marsh, Robin
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- Description:
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- Rome : Rural Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
- v, 79 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9251050481
- Summary:
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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."
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.
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Introduction 1
- 1. Local institutions, social capital and sustainable livelihoods 3
- 2. Review of research findings: India, Mozambique and Mexico 5
- Local Institution - Livelihood Linkages 5
- India 6
- Mozambique 8
- Mexico 10
- 3. Local institutional profiles 13
- Dairy Cooperatives 13
- Gram Panchayat 14
- Traditional Authorities 15
- Mutual Assistance 17
- Churches 18
- Migrant Associations 19
- Traditional Savings & Credit Arrangements 20
- Watershed Development User Committees 22
- Ancestral Domain Claims and Community-based
- Natural Resource Management 22
- 4. Analytical conclusions on local institution - rural livelihood linkages 25
- 1. Bonding institutions nurture cohesion but lack power 25
- 2. Bridging institutions open access to a point 25
- 3. Local institutions are more inclusive and reduce transaction costs 26
- 4. Government policies and civil strife can undermine local institutions 26
- 5. Traditional institutions are often resilient and flexible 27
- 6. NGOs can be effective intermediaries 27
- 7. Capitalizing on local strengths and moving forward 28
- 5. Policy implications and recommendations for working with local institutions 29
- Mutual Assistance Institutions 29
- Traditional Authorities 30
- Migrant Associations 30
- Churches 31
- Savings & Credit Arrangements 31
- Conclusion 32
- ANNEXES
- Annex 1
- Complementary Research on Local Institutions and Social Capital 35
- Local Level Institutions Study (LLI), 1995 - 2000 35
- Initiative on Defining, Monitoring and Measuring Social Capital
- (SCI), 1996-2000 35
- Local Organizations and Rural Poverty Alleviation (LORPA), 1998-2000 36
- Policy, Institutions and Processes (PIP) Sub-Group,
- Sustainable Livelihoods 36
- Annex 2
- Policy Seminar on Mozambique Pilot Project: Group Work Conclusions
- (Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, July 1999) 38
- Group 1- STRATEGY FOR ACTION 38
- Group 2 - STRATEGY FOR ACTION 38
- Annex 3
- India Pilot Project Policy Conclusions (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) 39
- Agriculture and Food Security 39
- Local Institutions 39
- Annex 4
- Participation of Rural Poor in Dairy Cooperatives 40
- A Case Study from Gujarat (India) 40
- Introduction 40
- Piparia Women's Milk Cooperative Dairy 41
- Malan Milk Producers' Cooperative Dairy 42
- Other Barriers to Participation by the Poor 44
- Illiteracy 44
- Undemocratic Functioning 44
- Conclusions 45
- Annex 5
- Gram Panchayats in Malawada and Malan, Gujarat: Democracy and Local Governance 47
- Annex 6
- Traditional Authorities in Mozambique 49
- Historical Background 49
- The Legislative Framework and the Current Decentralization Process 49
- The New Land Law (19/97) 50
- Natural Resource Management and Development Projects 51
- Annex 7
- Mutual Assistance Institutions in Mozambique 53
- Introduction 53
- Policy implications 53
- Institutional Forms and Actors 54
- Xitique 54
- Rotating work system 54
- Forms of co-operation based on exchanging work for money 54
- Exchange of work for food 54
- Exchange of work for drink 55
- Mutual co-operation based on breeding livestock 55
- Dance groups 55
- Providing and receiving help, redistribution and reciprocity 55
- Annex 8
- Churches and Rural Development in Mozambique 57
- The History of Religious Institutions in Mozambique and
- Relations with the State 57
- Types of Churches in Mozambique 58
- Role of Churches in the Development Process 60
- Conclusion 61
- Annex 9
- Migrant Associations in Two Oaxacan Rural Communities 62
- The "Programa de Atenci6n a la Comunidad Mexicana
- en el Extranjero" (PACME) 64
- MA Impacts in the Sending Communities 64
- Policy Recommendations 64
- Annex 10
- Livelihood Strategies and Savings and Credit Arrangements in Dodoma, Tanzania 66
- Annex 11
- Participatory Watershed Development in Rajasthan, India 70
- Dealing with Drought in a Semi-Arid Region 70
- Developing a Programme 70
- Organization, Building and Appropriate Technology 71
- Sustaining and Extending Programme Activities 72
- Staff Motivation, Social Capital, and Programme Performance 72
- Policy Environment 73
- Annex 12
- Revitalizing Traditional Institutions for Peace and Natural Resource Management
- in the Cordillera, Philippines 7
- Policy Environment 78.
- Notes:
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- "TC/M/Y5083/E.1.11.03/1300"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rural Development Division
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