The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of...

Over the past decade, the repressive legal and regulatory environment in transition economies has received considerable attention in the literature. In Russia, this framework has resulted in an environment in which rules and regulations govern almost all aspects of economic activity. The...

Three development finance institutions (DFIs) which operate in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)province were assessed in 1996/97 to see how they could improve financial viability andoutreach to emerging farmers, agribusiness and micro-entrepreneurs. Improved servicequality and emphasis on mobilising savings...