Creating rural employment, a manual for organizing rural works programs

IT COVERS THE POTENTIALS AND LIMITATIONS OF SUCH PROGRAMS, PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR DECIDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM IN A PARTICULAR AREA, AND CONSIDERS THE MAJOR ISSUES SURROUNDING THESE PROGRAMS. IT ALSO SUGGESTS ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF SUCCESS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS, AND IT PROVIDES CRITERIA FOR JUDGING THEIR PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE TWO MAJOR SECTIONS. THE FIRST DEALS WITH PLANNING RURAL WORKS PROGRAMS AND THE SECOND WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS. THE RESEARCH WAS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF 24 EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THAT EXPERIENCE IN WAYS WHICH APPLY TO NEW AND EXISTING PROGRAMS. THIS REPORT HOLDS THAT RURAL WORKS PROGRAMS ARE USEFUL INSTRUMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY ANY COUNTRY CONCERNED ABOUT RURAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY.