World Bank2014-06-242014-06-242014-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18733The Government of Sierra Leone (GosL) and the World Bank (WB) have agreed upon the design and implementation of a growth poles program (GPP) in support of the agenda for prosperity (A4P), the GoSL's third poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSPIII). With support from the European Union competitive industries and innovation practice trust fund, the WB has been undertaking a series of scoping and diagnostic analyses on the GPP since early 2013, and to date this work has constituted the main part of the first phase of the approach (the initial diagnostic stage). This diagnostic work was completed in August 2013 and the diagnostic report confirmed that the growth pole approach can feasibly support and facilitate economic development in two geographical areas of the country. This analytical report attempts to provide a window into the undercurrents and the nuances that affect and shape the characteristics of host communities into which investment takes place. The report also highlights the various input considerations that need to be acknowledged (land, labor, community relations), the governance framework into which the future growth poles approach will fit - central, local, and community and finally concludes with a series of recommendations around key policy, institutional, cross linkages, and contextual challenges that the growth poles approach must consider as it attempts to underpin the government's growth by foreign direct investment agenda.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO SERVICESADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIESADVANCE CREDITAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONBANK BRANCHBANK LENDINGBORROWINGBOTH SEXESBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS CENTERSBUSINESS CENTREBUSINESS CENTRESBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS PEOPLECAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMCASH CROPSCITIZENCITIZENSCIVIL WARCOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMERCIAL LENDERSCOMMERCIAL LENDINGCOMMERCIAL LOANSCOMMERCIAL SEXCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKCOMMUNITY BANKSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOOPERATIVESCREDIT INSTITUTIONSCREDIT RATINGCREDIT SCHEMECREDIT SCHEMESCREDIT WORTHINESSDEBTDEBTSDECENTRALIZATIONDEPENDANTSDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDEVOLUTIONDISADVANTAGED WOMENDISPOSABLE INCOMEDISSEMINATIONDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL LEVELSELDERLYEMERGENCY RELIEFEMPLOYEEEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT STATUSENROLLMENTENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXPATRIATEEXPATRIATESEXPLOITATIONEXTENDED FAMILYEXTREME POVERTYFACILITATIONFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY SUPPORTFARM ENTERPRISEFARMERFARMERSFEMALE MIGRANTSFEMALE RESPONDENTSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUTURE GROWTHGROUP ACCOUNTGUARANTORGUARANTORSHOSPITALHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSINCOME INEQUALITYINDEBTEDNESSINEQUALITYINFORMAL CREDITINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINTERNATIONAL BANKINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR SUPPLYLACK OF COLLATERALLAND BANKLAND MARKETSLAND RIGHTSLAND TENURELAND USELAWSLEASEHOLDSLEGAL STATUSLEGAL TITLELEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIMITED ACCESSLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVING CONDITIONSLOANLOAN RECOVERYLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL COMMUNITYLOCAL COUNCILSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL POPULATIONMARITAL STATUSMICRO-CREDITMICRO-FINANCEMICROFINANCEMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION PROCESSNATIONAL LAND POLICYNATURAL RESOURCESNUMBER OF PEOPLEOPERATIONAL RISKPAYMENT IN KINDPEOPLESPERMANENT JOBSPERSONAL SAFETYPOLICY ANALYSTPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLITICAL POWERPOPULATION MOVEMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPRIVATE INVESTMENTPROGRESSPROSTITUTIONPROTéGéPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGQUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF SERVICESRATES OF INTERESTREMITTANCESRESPECTRETIREMENTROTATING CREDITRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL STUDENTSSECONDARY SCHOOLSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSEXUAL HARASSMENTSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL VILLAGESSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDER FARMINGSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL CONSEQUENCESSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIESSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSOCIAL TENSIONSSOCIAL UNRESTSTART-UPSTATE UNIVERSITYSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTHTECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNICAL TRAININGTERTIARY LEVELTOLERANCETRANSPORTUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUNIONSURBAN AREASURBAN CENTRESURBAN MIGRATIONVILLAGEVILLAGESVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGE EMPLOYMENTWAGESWIDESPREAD POVERTYWOMANWORKFORCEYOUNG AGESYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLE10.1596/18733