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‘Chasing the middle-income status’ : Ethiopia’s quest for achieving the middle-income status by 2025 through their climate-resilient green economy strategy

Dumont, Marina LU (2019) SGED10 20191
Human Geography
Abstract
The increasing pressure of climate change urges state leaders to transform economies to low-carbon alternatives on a local, national and global scale. The aim of this study is to analyze how effective the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has been so far in fostering inclusive rural development in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia, by applying a Triple-Bottom-Line (TBL) approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the social, economic and environmental dimension as essential to sustainability. This study was executed as an embedded single case study design, incorporating a mixed methodology. It has been found that the CRGE approach is highly prioritizing economic growth, which has negative effects on social... (More)
The increasing pressure of climate change urges state leaders to transform economies to low-carbon alternatives on a local, national and global scale. The aim of this study is to analyze how effective the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has been so far in fostering inclusive rural development in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia, by applying a Triple-Bottom-Line (TBL) approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the social, economic and environmental dimension as essential to sustainability. This study was executed as an embedded single case study design, incorporating a mixed methodology. It has been found that the CRGE approach is highly prioritizing economic growth, which has negative effects on social sustainability and inclusion in the rural agricultural areas. The lack of infrastructure to ensure a just distribution of benefits results in the improper execution of the CRGE and leads to the conclusion that the CRGE is not a suitable tool to foster rural holistic development in Ethiopia. (Less)
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author
Dumont, Marina LU
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organization
course
SGED10 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Sustainability transitions, Green Economy, Rural Development, Agriculture, Ethiopia
language
English
id
8980564
date added to LUP
2020-02-05 16:27:56
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2020-02-05 16:27:56
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  abstract     = {{The increasing pressure of climate change urges state leaders to transform economies to low-carbon alternatives on a local, national and global scale. The aim of this study is to analyze how effective the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has been so far in fostering inclusive rural development in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia, by applying a Triple-Bottom-Line (TBL) approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the social, economic and environmental dimension as essential to sustainability. This study was executed as an embedded single case study design, incorporating a mixed methodology. It has been found that the CRGE approach is highly prioritizing economic growth, which has negative effects on social sustainability and inclusion in the rural agricultural areas. The lack of infrastructure to ensure a just distribution of benefits results in the improper execution of the CRGE and leads to the conclusion that the CRGE is not a suitable tool to foster rural holistic development in Ethiopia.}},
  author       = {{Dumont, Marina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{‘Chasing the middle-income status’ : Ethiopia’s quest for achieving the middle-income status by 2025 through their climate-resilient green economy strategy}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}