International Monetary Fund

Rural Poverty in Developing Countries

The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff. The series draws mainly from IMF ...
The Conversation

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on violence against women presented to them. Due to the lack of media attention ...
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Rural women’s cooperative transforms lives in KwaZulu-Natal

Rural women’s cooperative transforms lives in KwaZulu-Natal In the quiet rural village of Ezindophi in KwaZulu-Natal’s uMlalazi Local Municipality, a group of determined women are rewriting the story ...
Opinion

Rural development is South Africa’s biggest unfinished democratic promise

As South Africa marks 30 years of democracy, millions in rural communities still face poverty, weak infrastructure, land insecurity, and limited economic opportunity. Writing after the National Rural ...