Preface
Fassil G. Kiros

Introduction
Fassil G. Kiros

The Socioeconomic Consequences of Famine
Mesfin Wolde-Mariam

Approaches to the Problem of Rural Poverty in Africa
Jossy R. Bibangambah

Women Commodity Producers and Proletariats: The Case of African Women
Asseny Muro

Pitfalls in Rural Development: The Case in Tanzania
Wilfred Mlay

The Impact of Population Growth on Food Production Problems in Tanzania: Problems and Prospects
Mark R. Mujwahuzi

The Pathology of Institution Building-The Tanzanian Case
Dan M. Mudoola

Organization for Development: Tanzania’s Search for Appropriate Local Level Organizational Forms
G.R. Mutahaba

Centre-Periphery Linkages in the Development Process: An Assessment of the Kenyan Experience
W.O. Oyugi

Administration of Cooperatives for Rural Development in Kenya
P.O. Alila

The Integrated Development Approach within the Context of Decentralization in Zambia
M.C. Bwalya

The Ethiopian Experience in Agrarian Reforms
Dessalegn Rahmeto

Opening Address
Taye Gulillat


Abstract:

OSSREA Congress, Alemaya (Ethiopia), June 1983

Compilation of papers presented at the first OSSREA congress, which dealt with the problems of rural development in general and on aspects of institution-building and popular participation in particular in Eastern Africa. After an introductory chapter that summarizes each subsequent paper, the volume is organized into two main parts. The first part consists of papers that review the nature and causes of rural poverty in Africa and the worsening conditions of the rural poor in the region despite more than two decades of development efforts and also assess the outcomes of several rural development experiences. The second part includes selections that address themselves to the question of institution building, especially centre-locality relations, the development. of appropriate forms of rural development institutions, and grass-roots participation in the context of rural development. The papers are titled: "The socioeconomic consequences of famine", "Approaches to the problem of rural poverty in Africa", "Women commodity producers and proletariats: The case of African women", "Pitfalls in rural development: The case in Tanzania", "The impact of population growth on food production in Tanzania: Problems and prospects", "The pathology of institution building -the Tanzanian. case", "Organization for development: Tanzania's search for appropriate local level organizational forms", "Centre-periphery linkages in the development process: An assessment of the Kenyan experience", " Administration of cooperatives for rural development in Kenya", "The integrated development approach within the context of decentralization in Zambia", and "The Ethiopian experience in agrarian reform".