Einleitend wird auf die Problematik der ländlichen Entwicklung in ganz Afrika eingegangen, insbesondere auf das Fehlen adäquater Verwaltungsstrukturen und auf die Notwendigkeit, die mit der ländlichen Entwicklung befaßten Institutionen und Organisationen zu koordinieren und an die...

Development, as a term, signifies growth or change for the better in any aspect of a social process. Applied to economy, it means growth in its different sectors like, production, distribution, education, living, civilization and wages of the workers etc. Political development similarly means...

We present a comprehensive multi-scale test of the diversity-deficit hypothesis that posits a negative association between diversity and development. We develop a "scale-flip hypothesis" that formalizes how the political salience of diversity is contingent on the level of analysis. We also...

This report presents the outcomes of the functional review of Romania's agricultural administration. Given the sectoral and territorial relevance of its regulatory domain, Romania s Agricultural and Rural Development Administration is a key administrative body undergoing this Functional Review....

The governance principle is an important aspect of good governance, and its implementation is believed to have a good impact on governance outcomes, such as corruption reduction and performance improvement. The governance principle has been developed for several types of organisations. However,...