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A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18

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The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan

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The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan

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THE HELMAND VALLEY PROJECT IN AFGHANISTAN A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18

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Cynthia Clapp-Wi~cek Social Science Analyst Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, A.I.D.

with the Analysis of Farm Economic Surveys by

Emily Baldwin Evaluation Office Bureau for the Near East, A.I.D.

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u.S. Agency for International Development

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December 1983

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface. ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? . . . ? . . . . . ? ? ? ? . iv Foreword ? ? ? . . ? . . ? . . . ? ? ? ? ? . ? . ? ? ? v

? . . ? . . ? . Acknowledgements ?

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Summary??? ? . . . . ? ? ? . . . ? . .'. . ? . . vii

Program Data Sheet ? . . . ? ? . . . . . . . ? . . . . ix

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I. Introduction. ? . . ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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? . . . . A. History ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2

B. Political Economy ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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? . . . . . . ? . . II. Projects Impacts. ? ?

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A. Changes in Income ? ? ? ?

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B. Social Impact ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 14

C. Macroeconomic Impacts. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 17

D. Aspects of Integration: Beyond Irrigation.

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E. Impact on Health ~nd water Supply ? ? ? ? ?? 19

F. Impact on Education ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 20

G. Development Project Integration ? ? ? ? ? ?? 21

H. Environmental Impacts ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 21

I. Institutional Impacts. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 23

? . III. Conclusions ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Appendixes

A. Analysis of Farm Economic Surveys B. A Note on Corru.ption

Bibliography

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