ABSTRACT

This book, originally published in 1987, provides an integrative, analytical aproach to rural areas in advanced economies. Causation and the consequences of societal change have been emphasised, in a framework which draws out processes which oeprate at different geographical scales (and with varying intensities across space).

 

chapter One|7 pages

Introduction

chapter Two|21 pages

Concepts

chapter Three|24 pages

Theoretical Framework

chapter Four|61 pages

The International Context of Rural Development

chapter Five|68 pages

Nations, Regions and Rural Development

chapter Six|47 pages

Local Community Development

chapter Seven|36 pages

Development within Localities

chapter Eight|9 pages

Social Research and Rural Development Studies