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Local Economic Development - World Bank Quick Reference Guide

This World Bank leaflet provides a concise introduction to local economic development for those new to the concept and implementation of LED. Available in 12 languages.

Local Economic Development Strategy Casebook

This is an annotated casebook of local economic development strategies from high and middle income countries. It introduces readers to various approaches to designing LED strategies.

Local Economic Development: Primer - World Bank

This primer provides an understanding of LED, why it is practiced, and how it is practiced. This strategic approach has been used in many countries. Comprehensive referencing to other resources. Multiple languages

Mining and Local Economic Development

This website includes resources and tools on how mining communities can develop LED strategies and projects in partnership with the private sector. It links to a file application on the topic.

Introduction to Local Economy Assessments:Trainer's Manual Module 2

This World Bank module presents rationale, methods and examples of how to understand the local economy ahead of devising an LED strategy with information and data to examine and forecast key factors that drive and affect the local economy.

Making LED Strategies World Bank Trainers Manual Introduction

This World Bank product is the first part of a larger trainers resource. This section provides a definition to LED, a brief history, context and the rationale for LED with links to other resources.

Building Competitiveness in Africa's Agriculture

This comprehensive guide looks at different approaches to value chain, together with told and examples- take a look it is unbiased and does not support one specific approach. This will soon become an interactive resource and I will share as soon as it is. Definitely worth reading ahead of undertaking value chain activities whether done in-house or consultants are commissioned. Gwen

Seventy-five percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas and most are involved in agriculture. In the 21st century, agriculture remains fundamental to economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability. The World Bank’s Agriculture and Rural Development publication series presents recent analyses of issues that affect the role of agriculture, including livestock, fisheries, and forestry, as a source of economic development, rural livelihoods, and environmental services. This Guide to value chain approaches provides the user with actionable methods and tools to design programs and investment projects that aim to increase the productivity and performance of sub-Saharan African agriculture. Value chains are a key framework for understanding how inputs and services are brought together and then used to grow, transform, or manufacture a product; how the product then moves physically from the producer to the customer; and how value increases along the way.Thanks to USAID BGI for uploading into the public domain.

Africa's Infrastructure- A time for Transformation (many resources)

This is a major new resource on infrastructure in Africa- there are many resources on this site including rationale for investing in infrastructure, If you are looking for inputs to local economy assessments on infrastructure, this resource will make a contribution.

Africa’s Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation highlights the results of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a study conducted by a partnership of institutions including the African Union Commission, African Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, and the World Bank.

The study is one of the most detailed ever undertaken on the African continent. Surveys were conducted among 16 rail operators, 20 road entities, 30 power utilities, 30 ports, 60 airports, 80 water utilities, and over 100 ICT operators, as well as the relevant ministries in 24 countries. The results were derived from detailed analysis of spending needs (based on country-level microeconomic models), fiscal costs (which involved collecting and analysis of new data) and sector performance benchmarks (covering operational and financial aspects as well as the country’s institutional framework).

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’Knowledge for Development’ Centers, the Philippines

This article describes the World Bank ‘Knowledge for Development Centers’ project in the Philippines. The Knowledge for Development Centers allow youth to monitor local government activities, and the project shows how ICT can be used as a tool to enhance governance and transparency.

Kothmale Community Radio/Internet Project

This UNESCO/World Bank project in Sri Lanka shows how internet access for marginalized communities in rural areas can be used as a tool for rural development.