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Local development organisations in Saharan regions of North Africa: Expanding horizons
Author(s) -
Hamamouche Meriem Farah,
Faysse Nicolas,
Kuper Marcel,
Lejars Caroline,
Errahj Mostafa,
Kadiri Zakaria,
Ben Aissa Nadhira,
Benmihoub Ahmed
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3675
Subject(s) - local development , new horizons , economic growth , geography , action (physics) , public sector , political science , regional science , environmental planning , engineering , economics , physics , quantum mechanics , law , spacecraft , aerospace engineering
Local development organisations are now widespread in rural regions of North Africa. In the past, these organisations were usually only involved in a few sector‐specific activities. This study investigated the activities of 24 local development organisations in the Saharan regions of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The fields of action of these organisations have expanded in the past decade, thanks to their increased capacity to handle relations with other actors. They have become active in defining what development means at the local level, although public administrations do not yet acknowledge such a role.