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    A hierarchical systems formulation of the rural development process in developing countries

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    10-11-12
    Author
    Belshaw, Deryke
    Bjorlo, T. J.
    Shah, M. M.
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    Series paper (non-IDS)
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    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/handle/123456789/1875
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    Belshaw, Deryke et. al. (1973) A hierarchical systems formulation of the rural development process in developing countries. Discussion Paper 166, Nairobi: Institiute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
    http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/522
    318668
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    Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
    Subject
    Rural Development
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    A very urgent and significant set of problems facing developing countries arises in the area of rural development. The reasons for this are that the majority of the populations of these countries lives in the rural areas and the fact that the level of production in the rural areas has a major effect on the overall economy of the developing countries. In this paper hierarchical systems theory is applied to rural development. The latter is complex in the sense that it is multidimensional, highly interacting and stochastic in nature, whilst reliable causal explanations of its socio-economic aspects in particular are commonly not availables Here a multilevel/hierarchical formulation of the rural development system is presented and analysed to provide an improved conceptual framework for the design, phasing and inter-connection of component management procedures which together comprise an effective rural development planning and control system. This analysis has been applied to design an initial set of procedures which have been introduced and tested in six rural areas of Kenya. These provide at the first level a short cycle of one month for plan implementation and at the second level a medium cycle of one year for plan reformulation. These and further procedural components are being considered for replication in all rural areas of Kenya as an integral part of the introduction of district level development plans in the context of the third five year plan (1974-79). Although the main benefits arising from the application of systems analysis to date have been at the level of procedural and institutional innovation,the multilevel/hierarchical formulation described in this paper now lays a foundation for a more quantitative approach based on systematic assembly of data describing the operation of the rural development system. ventually, simulation studies using sophisticated planning models will enable a more efficient selection between alternative rural development strategies, projects and programmes.
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