villagization
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of villagization
Example Sentences
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To stress its resolve to press ahead with villagization, Ethiopia has written it into the new constitution and made it a centerpiece of agricultural policy.
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It is wrong to conclude that the objective of villagization is to build socialism; this is something that can come about ! only over a very long time.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Ethiopian leader has launched two vast population projects that could eventually reshape his nation: resettlement and "villagization."
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Addis Ababa's villagization program has relocated more than 3 million peasants from their scattered hilltop farms in Harar and neighboring provinces to centralized villages.
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Resettled areas and villagization projects often have proved virtually uninhabitable; many of them lack both adequate health facilities and suitable shelter.
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