Title: Local economic development in Africa : the case of Saclepea, Liberia

Authors: Trussell, Melissa Rose and Moore, Robert Elijah

Place: Clarion, PA

Publisher: Clarian university

Year: 2012

Journal: Journal of sustainable development in Africa

Volume: Vol. 14, No. 8

PAGE: 15--33

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: economic development, sustainable development, reconstruction, popular participation, governance, liberia

Abstract: In a case study of Saclepea, Liberia, this paper shows the role that an appropriately designed local economic development (LED) plan can play in a rural African community emerging from crisis. It was concluded that local participation is crucial to the sustainability and success of LED efforts.

URL: http://www.jsd-africa.com/Jsda/Vol14N8-Winter2012B/PDF/Local%20Economic%20Development%20in%20Africa.Robert%20E%20Moore.pdf

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