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World Bank has undertaken a Joint Urban and Rural Development
Strategy and Policy Initiative, entitled Rural-Urban
Linkages and Interactions: Policy Implications for Development
Planning and Poverty Reduction. There is growing
awareness across the development community and within the
Bank of the need for greater understanding of, and attention
to, the spatial dimension of planning, including the linkages
between rural and urban development.
The
objectives of work on this topic are:
- To
raise awareness of policy makers, World Bank staff and other
donors concerning key issues, synergies and opportunities
for enhancing programs and projects through better understanding
of urban-rural linkages and the role of small urban centers;
- To
debate emerging policy issues; and
- To
initiate a follow-up action planning process of pilot country
initiatives, capacity building and research.
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