Author
A. Helmsing
Dr A.H.J. Helmsing is Professor of Local & Regional Development at the international Institute of Social Studies at the Erasmus University, the Netherlands.
A. Helmsing
Dr A.H.J. Helmsing is Professor of Local & Regional Development at the international Institute of Social Studies at the Erasmus University, the Netherlands.
Our perspective is based on a DPRN-project (Development Policy and Review Network) about value chains, inclusion and endogenous development. Development-driven interventions and policies in value chains have adopted a strong orientation towards environmental and social standards and linking smallholder farmers to business.
access_time 2 - 4 min
18 November, 2011
label_outline Development Policy
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Many observers regarded Africa as a lost continent just over a decade ago. The stabilization and structural adjustment programmes of the 1980s and liberalization of the economy if the 1990s had not produced the desired private sector investment response.
access_time 5 - 7 min
16 November, 2011
label_outline Development Policy
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