Title People-Centred Public Works Programmes : a Strategy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development in sub-Saharan Africa? / Costain Tandi & Munyaradzi Mawere

Published Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018 Mankon [Cameroon] : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2018] [Oxford, England] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF (vii, 148 pages)) : color illustrations Contents Poverty in rural Africa -- Theory, poverty and development -- People-centered public works programmes, poverty and development -- Bridging the gap between the poor and the rich through public works programmes in Africa : some case studies -- Public works programmes and sustainable development in Africa -- Public works programmes that work : a seed for rural development Summary Poverty has long been a developmental challenge in the Global South in general and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. With a fifth, mainly from the rural areas of the world, living below the poverty datum line, the world has a huge challenge to reduce poverty, worse still to eradicate it from the face of the earth. A target was set through the 2000-2015 United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and subsequently through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to reduce poverty by at least half by the years 2015 and 2030 respectively. In pursuing this goal, livelihoods of poor people though meeting with serious challenges, especially in rural areas, play a major role. This book explores the role played by people-centred Public Works Programmes in the fight against poverty and the development of rural communities in Africa. Whereas a number of countries in Africa have been approaching the issue of poverty through several interventions including Public Works Schemes, it is sad to note that poverty still tops the rankings among numerous economic and social challenges facing the continent. One wonders whether the public works strategy is misguided, misconstrued or mismanaged considering that its main objective is to make the unemployed more employable through the provision of temporary employment and training opportunities. The book concludes that Public Works Programmes, if well managed and people-centred, are one of the best ways to alleviate and even eradicate poverty in rural Africa, as it allows governments to make partnership with people, and facilitates implementation while giving space for economic self-sustenance, growth and development Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) Notes Print version record Subject Public works -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Rural development -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Poverty -- Government policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Rural poor -- Africa, Sub-Saharan BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. Economic history Poverty -- Government policy Public works Rural development Rural poor SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Form Electronic book Author Mawere, Munyaradzi, author ISBN 9789956550258 9956550256

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