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author = "Ansoms, S"
Faces of rural poverty in contemporary Rwanda: Linking livelihood profiles and institutional processes
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
Rwanda is a country with a troubled history. Its genocide in 1994, fifteen years ago, is still considered as one of the most shocking episodes of the twentieth century. Since then, however, Rwanda seems to be recovering well. Economic growth in the immediate post-war period was spectacular and remai...
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DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
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English
Privatisation’s bitter fruit: The case of Kabuye Sugar Works in Rwanda
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
Cet article étudie le cas de Kabuye Sugar Works (KSW), la première entreprise publique qui a été privatisée au Rwanda, après la guerre de 1990-1994. En achetant le seul producteur de sucre dans le pays, le groupe ‘Mahdivani business’ a reçu une concession de l’État rwandais sur à peu près 3000 hecta...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
English
Poursuivre la croissance, oubliant les pauvres? Une analyse critique des politiques rurales du Rwanda
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This paper studies the case of Rwandan in order to address some of the challenges and pitfalls in defining pro-poor strategies. The paper first looks at the danger of a purely growth-led development focus (as in Rwanda’s first PRSP), and evaluates the extent to which the agricultural sector has been...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
French
How successful is the Rwandan PRSP? Growth, Poverty and Inequality – Briefing
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This Briefing looks at the achievements of the first Rwanda Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). It examines the recent evolutions of growth, poverty and inequality to assess the extent to which the PRSP has been truly pro-poor. It further explores the lessons to be learned for new poverty-reduc...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
English
Quelle est l’efficacité du PRSP Rwandais? Evolutions récentes de la croissance, de la pauvreté et de l’inégalité
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
The article looks at the achievements of the first Rwanda Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). It examines the recent evolutions of growth, poverty and inequality to assess the extent to which the PRSP has been truly pro-poor. It further explores the lessons to be learned for new poverty-reducin...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
French
Resurrection après la guerre civile et le génocide: Croissance économique, pauvreté et inégalité au Rwanda post-conflit
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This paper focuses on the case of Rwanda to illustrate the importance of looking beyond ‘robust’ cross-country averages examining the link between growth, poverty, redistribution and conflict. Based on the Rwandan post-conflict experience, we formulate the main challenges Rwanda’s socio-economic fut...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
French
Les Evolutions Socio-Economiques au Rwanda et au Burundi
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
in the same explosive context of absolute and relative deprivation combined with socio-economic and ethnic problems. The duration of open violence however differs between both countries, as Rwanda has known a period of relative internal stability from 1995 onwards, while the violent disturbances in ...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
French
Views from Below on the Pro-poor Growth Challenge: The Case of Rural Rwanda
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This article focuses on the Rwandan peasantry to confirm how "views from below" can contribute to a better understanding of the "pro-poor" growth challenge. Based on micro-level evidence gathered in 2007, it examines local peasants' perceptions of the characteristics and degree of poverty for differ...
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DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
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English
Re-Engineering Rural Society: The Visions and Ambitions of the Rwandan Elite
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This article analyses the Rwandan elite's visions and ambitions for a wide-ranging re-engineering of rural society. The post-1994 political elite has few links to rural society and the peasant way of life, and sees little room for small-scale peasant agriculture in Rwanda's economic future. The arti...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
English
Striving for growth, bypassing the poor? A critical review of Rwanda's rural sector policies
Author(s) :
Ansoms, An
Description :
This paper studies the Rwandan case to address some of the challenges and pitfalls in defining pro-poor strategies. The paper first looks at the danger of a purely growth-led development focus (as in Rwanda's first PRSP), and evaluates the extent to which the agricultural sector has been a pro-poor ...
Repository :
DIAL - Dépôt Institutionnel de l'Académie Louvain
Language(s) :
English