ABSTRACT Rural wealth creation is a salient approach to local economic development. This paper advances the implementation of this practice by documenting how targeted business investments within a value chain built multiple forms of wealth. We provide exploratory evidence of how consideration of value chain gaps, wealth-building opportunities, potential for expansion, and an emphasis on improved livelihoods can prioritize the allocation of resources to support businesses. We further show how modest investments into targeted businesses built multiple forms of wealth throughout a value chain. Our results provide examples of how to implement the rural wealth creation concepts and a refined understanding of how to target business assistance in ways that build multiple forms of community capital.

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通过价值链方法建立农村财富

摘要 农村财富创造是地方经济发展的重要途径。本文通过记录价值链内有针对性的商业投资如何建立多种形式的财富来推进这一实践的实施。我们提供了探索性证据，说明对价值链差距、财富积累机会、扩张潜力和对改善生计的重视如何能够优先分配资源以支持企业。我们进一步展示了对目标企业的适度投资如何在整个价值链中建立多种形式的财富。我们的研究结果提供了如何实施农村财富创造概念的示例，以及对如何以建立多种形式社区资本的方式提供商业援助的深入理解。