Community Development and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Rural Communities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

This book seeks to explain the dynamics of community development and poverty reduction in rural communities of Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It achieves its aim by researching a the impact of a World Bank project on the lives of locals in rural communities.The book is structured in five chapters. The initial chapter introduces the theme of the research and explain the objectives, hypothesis and theoritical framework of the research, the second chapter undertakes a literature review of the theme of the research "Community Development and Poverty Reduction". The Third Chapter explains the research setting, the fourth chapter documents the research outputs and the fifth chapter concludes the study by making recommendations.The book highlights the importance of participation in rural community development projects and recommends that poverty reduction projects should be implemented in a way that gives community the capacity to sustain projects even in the absence of donors.

Tarila Marclint Ebiede holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and a Master of Science Degree in Political and Administrative Studies, specialising in Development Studies from the Niger Delta University and University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. He is a Research Associate at the Centre for the Studies of Economies of Africa,Nigeria