Rural Development Policy Making Tools and Frameworks in Ethiopia

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Conceptual Issues
2.1. What is policy?
2.2. What is rural development policy?
2.3. Policy making process
2.4. What is rural development?

3. Evolution of rural development policy

4. Approaches to rural development policy

5. Rural development policy making instruments
5.1. General economic and social policy instruments
5.1.1. Fiscal and monetary instruments
5.1.2. Trade and exchange rate instruments
5.1.3. Labor and employment policy instruments
5.1.4. Investment and foreign aid
5.1.5. Population policy instruments
5.1.6. Incomes and equity policy instruments
5.2. Policy instruments related to agricultural and rural development
5.2.1. Rural infrastructure (physical)
5.2.2. Human capital capacity building
5.2.3. Agricultural research and technology development
5.2.4. Instruments related to agricultural Prices
5.2.5. Stabilization and risk in agriculture
5.2.6. Sustainable rural livelihoods
5.2.7. Food and nutrition
5.3. Policy tools related to markets and property rights
5.3.1. Resource property rights
5.3.2. Institutional development
5.4. Policy instruments related to democratic and participatory processes
5.4.1. Decentralization
5.5. Policy instrument related to natural resource use and environmental protection
5.5.1. Direct government action
5.5.2. Control instruments
5.5.3. Economic incentives

6. Rural development policy tools and frameworks in Ethiopia
6.1. Rural development policy tools and frameworks during Imperial regime
6.2. Rural development policy frameworks during Derg regime
6.3. Rural development policy tools and frameworks in EPRDF regime

7. Conclusion

References