Originally published in 1987 and now reissued with a new Preface by the author, this book is written primarily for planners, public administrators and project managers in countries or international agencies considering a development strategy in wh...Daugiau...
There has been a recent shift in the nature of public engagement from a culture of paternalism and control towards a public-centred approach involving collaboration and co-creation. This book draws on public relations and development communication...Daugiau...
This book analyses the use of rural road networks and the causes and effects of road programmes in the areas of personal travel, education, health and poverty alleviation. It discusses the criteria which are being used for rural road selection and th...Daugiau...
First published in 1985, Technology and Rural Women synthesizes the fragmented empirical evidence and the wide range of theoretical approaches on the effects of modernisation on women in the developing world. Using a multi-disciplinary meth...Daugiau...
This book dives into the achievements, opportunities, risks and dangers of ICT in the rural Global South, and takes a look at the likely future. This engaging account of ICT and rural development will help students, academics, governmental policym...Daugiau...
Originally published in 1987 and now reissued with a new Preface by the author, this book is written primarily for planners, public administrators and project managers in countries or international agencies considering a development strategy in wh...Daugiau...
First published in 1985, Technology and Rural Women synthesizes the fragmented empirical evidence and the wide range of theoretical approaches on the effects of modernisation on women in the developing world. First published...Daugiau...
Originally published in 1985, twenty-three chapters are brought together in 4 parts dealing with, respectively, problems in rural finance, interest rate policies, politics and finance, and new directions for rural financial markets. In an introduc...Daugiau...
Originally published in 1985, twenty-three chapters are brought together in 4 parts dealing with, respectively, problems in rural finance, interest rate policies, politics and finance, and new directions for rural financial markets. In an introduc...Daugiau...
Development specialists often overlook the feet that the towns of a rural region play as essential a role in the regions economy as does agriculture, and they design and implement broad strategies without due recognition of the unique and dynamic ch...Daugiau...
This book offers an approach to spatial analysis and regional planning that focuses on building the productive and service capacity of settlements of different sizes and functional characteristics. It describes the locational dimension of regional an...Daugiau...
The purpose of this volume is to explain more specifically how rural electrification could be most effectively used to help the numerous and disadvantaged rural masses of the third world move away from their subsistence type of existence. and signifi...Daugiau...
This book was shaped by ten years of International Fund for Agricultural Developments experience on innovative approaches to peoples participation in development. Its critical assessment of the participatory approach explains how it works, its bene...Daugiau...
This book analyzes the energy problems of those caught in the trap of rural subsistence and explores the role energy might play in the transition away from subsistence. It includes studies of developing countries and a review of the small-scale energ...Daugiau...
This book examines the position held by most development administrators that citizen participation in the planning and management of development projects is crucial to their lasting success. The contributors view inadequate participation as part of t...Daugiau...
This book presents three alternative agricultural development strategies and suggests guidelines for identifying appropriate policies and programs. It assesses the potential of each strategy for generating employment, drawing on case studies of Latin...Daugiau...
Presents research on the utilization of digital technologies in rural business ventures. Unlike other references, this book studies the conceptualization process of rural entrepreneurship and innovation with the intention of providing guidelines and...Daugiau...
