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Sector Approaches, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Poverty Reduction
Author(s) -
Gilling Jim,
Jones Stephen,
Duncan Alex
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/1467-7679.00136
Subject(s) - livelihood , poverty reduction , poverty , government (linguistics) , business , sustainable development , rural poverty , focus (optics) , economic growth , public economics , development economics , economics , political science , agriculture , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , physics , optics
This article examines the relationship between sector‐wide approaches (SWAps), sustainable livelihoods approaches (SLAs) and rural poverty reduction. The authors suggest that SLAs provide one means by which SWAps can focus more effectively on poverty reduction, whilst SWAps provide an entry point via which government and donor initiatives can be made supportive of the livelihoods of the poor. The article puts forward guidelines indicating the core issues upon which donors should focus to enhance the poverty impact of sector‐wide approaches.