Determinants of Household Participation in Rural Development Projects
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Yvonne Acheampong. All Rights reserved, Readers may make verbertim copies, of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided this copyright notice appears on all such copies. Abstract This paper provides evidence for determinants of households participation in rural development projects. Study findings are based on qualitative analysis and logistic estimation of a random utility model. Households with higher incomes appear less likely to participate; those with more labor are more likely. Availability of activities of interest to community members could enhance participation.
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