Tackling rural poverty, together

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Presentation held during the Donor Consultation Workshop on WDR 2008 in Washington, D.C. on December, 8, 2006. Starting with the presentation of the origins of investment climate (IC) works, the author then pointed out the importance of the private sector development and rural non-farm activities, which has been acknowledged since the late 90s and let to detailed analyses of the rural investment climate. After emphasizing the linkages between IC and poverty, he summarized the results of a recent study that analyzed the rural investment climate in four countries, showing up constraints to rural business, mentioned by the interviewees.