Southland
Subtitle: a case study-based training exercise in policy analysis for the agricultural and rural sector.
Contributors: Kydd, Jonathan.; Maetz, Materne.; Heath, Julia.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: Capacity development in food and agriculture policies -- 1.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- Study and teaching -- Simulation methods.; Agriculture and state -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Farm management -- Simulation games.; Rural poor -- Simulation games.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: The "Southland case study" is designed for a group of participants in a course on agricultural policy to mobilize their knowledge and skills on a fictitious country simulating many of the problems faced by developing countries. Based on realistic information on the country, presented in a set of documents collected from various sources and on a set of statistical tables, participants are asked to prepare a note outlining the key policy and institutional issues faced by the country and make proposals on how they can be addressed. This case study, developed in the early 1990s, has evolved as the history of the fictitious "Southland" unfolded, following patterns similar to those of many developing countries. It has been successfully used on many occasions and in different locations. The material presented includes notes to participants and trainers, background information, studies, historical information, and a glossary of economic and institutional terminology.
Notes: Preliminary versions authored by Jonathan Kydd. Updated and finalized by Materne Maetz and edited by Julia Heath.

The accompanying CD-ROM, located in back pocket, contains the full text of the "Southland case study" in HTML and PDF formats, as well as a series of Excel data files that can be used for conducting quantitative analysis of selected statistics of the imaginary country.

Minimum system requirements: Windows 98, MSOffice 98, 64Mb RAM, Acrobat Reader 5.0.