Problem
Failure of external development
Other Names:
Increased dependency through developmentReduced community capability following reform
Incidence:
The people of rural communities - the educated, the farmers and the others - live together, forming part of the development of two million rural villages and hamlets. However, social and economic development have not yet touched these communities in any significant way; some changes appear to hinder development rather than help it, and plans for others have simply not materialized. For example, land reform may have distributed the land on an equitable basis in some countries, but in many cases it has also limited the use to which land is put; river basins which have been designated for reclamation remain without irrigation; resources and trained personnel leave villages without a corresponding return in services or training. As a result, communities are increasingly dependent on outside programmes and agencies which seem remote and unresponsive. Broader Problems:
Rural underdevelopmentStructural failure of integrated rural development Narrower Problems:
Restrictive effects of external capital on developmentRestrictive effects of external capital on development Strategies:
Promoting indigenous development Subject(s):
Society → ForeignSociety → Communities
Societal Problems → Failure
Societal Problems → Dependence
Development → Development
Development → Reform
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
23.02.1997 – 00:00 CET