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Innovation for inclusive rural transformation: the role of the state

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  • Alexis Habiyaremye
  • Glenda Kruss
  • Irma Booyens

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Innovation is increasingly recognized as a potent policy tool for addressing the structural problems that characterize poverty in marginalized rural communities. In what ways should governments in developing countries be involved in supporting innovation to achieve inclusive development objectives? This special issue brings together key insights from different facets of rural transformation programmes in the global South, with the view to shed light on the nature and outcomes of state involvement. The contributions to this volume highlight three domains in which the state plays a pivotal role in spurring inclusive rural transformation: promoting agricultural innovation in Algeria and Vietnam, supporting rural capacity building in South Africa and Peru, and the provision of pro-poor innovations for rural social development in India and Argentina. In all three domains, government support coupled with greater participation of local community members in the planning and implementation of innovative projects proved to produce greater potential for success. The contributions also emphasize the pivotal role that the state must play in supporting local capability building and bridging knowledge gaps between innovation producers and rural user communities, in order to facilitate local absorption of external technological solutions.

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  • Alexis Habiyaremye & Glenda Kruss & Irma Booyens, 2020. "Innovation for inclusive rural transformation: the role of the state," Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 155-168, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:riadxx:v:10:y:2020:i:2:p:155-168
    DOI: 10.1080/2157930X.2019.1596368
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