Sustainable socio-economic development and poverty alleviation strategies for communities : a review of the Royal Bafokeng Nation initiative.

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Many people and their communities, especially in rural Africa and other developing countries, battle to manage and reduce starvation, poverty and unemployment.Unfortunately, these problems cannot be left to governments, private enterprises and outside donor organizations to solve.Without the communities' involvement in and ownership of these processes, even sensible programmes will be unsustainable.One community that has been exploring and attempting to tackle these problems is the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) in South Africa.Through their socio-economic development agency, the Royal Bafokeng Economic Board (RBEB), their infrastructure development agency, the Royal Bafokeng Administration (RBA), their investment development company, Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), and their political support institution, the Supreme Council, the RBN is attempting to find new, innovative, and sustainable solutions to some of the most intractable problems in the developing world, taking into consideration

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