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Local development organisations in Saharan regions of North Africa: Expanding horizons

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  • Meriem Farah Hamamouche
  • Nicolas Faysse
  • Marcel Kuper
  • Caroline Lejars
  • Mostafa Errahj
  • Zakaria Kadiri
  • Nadhira Ben Aissa
  • Ahmed Benmihoub

Abstract

Local development organisations are now widespread in rural regions of North Africa. In the past, these organisations were usually only involved in a few sector‐specific activities. This study investigated the activities of 24 local development organisations in the Saharan regions of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The fields of action of these organisations have expanded in the past decade, thanks to their increased capacity to handle relations with other actors. They have become active in defining what development means at the local level, although public administrations do not yet acknowledge such a role.

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  • Meriem Farah Hamamouche & Nicolas Faysse & Marcel Kuper & Caroline Lejars & Mostafa Errahj & Zakaria Kadiri & Nadhira Ben Aissa & Ahmed Benmihoub, 2023. "Local development organisations in Saharan regions of North Africa: Expanding horizons," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(1), pages 79-96, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:35:y:2023:i:1:p:79-96
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.3675
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