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100			_aAzunu,Richardson _942820
245			_aLocal economic development and poverty reduction in developing societies: The experience of the ILO decent work project in Ghana
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 34, Issue 5, 2019(405-420 p.)
520			_aThere have been series of contest analysis of developmental role of international development partners in sub-Saharan Africa. However, evidence abound that whiles international development partners have over the past three decades participated actively in local economic development the academic literature has barely focused on this area. As a result, very little is known about how development partners-led local economic development has translated into poverty reduction and economic prosperity. Through a qualitative case study of ILO decent work project in Ghana, this study provides empirical assessment and impact of development partners’ role in conceptualising, implementing and monitoring local economic development interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings show that ILO decent work project has led to the creation of jobs, enabled participants to improve their businesses, improve their economic situation and meet their health needs and also adopt strategies to pull themselves out of poverty. The outcome of this paper is useful for both national and international development agencies in their attempt to improve societal development.
650			_adeveloping societies, _942821
650			_a Ghana, _942822
650			_alocal economic development, _942823
650			_apoverty reduction _942824
700			_aJames Kwame Mensah _942825
773	0		_011252 _915503 _dSage, 2019. _tLocal economy
856			_uhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269094219859234
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