Drawing on the results of project evaluations in Asia and Africa, this work supports the view that voluntary organizations are effective in reducing rural pover

Non-governmental organisations have become the new hope of development cooperation. Criticism of official and multi-lateral development assistance in mounting.

Reviews causes of poverty in rural areas and presents a policy framework for reducing rural poverty, including through land reform, public works programs, acces

Through the efforts of increasingly media-aware NGOs, people in the west are bombarded with images of poverty and inequality in the developing world. Representa

In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and