Rural Development Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415957649 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 174 str.

Ruth McAreavey

Opis

This book critically analyzes key concepts associated with rural development policy and practice. Using the notion of rhetoric and reality, it makes sense of rural development and identifies the intricacies associated with rural development policy and practice, locating gaps and ensuing challenges.

Recenzje

"The book is well-researched. It has strong theoretical and empirical groundting, hence it will find wide appeal among social theorists and students of development studies."—Calvin O. Masilela, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Overview  2. Rural Areas in the 21st Century  3. The Case Study  4. Power  5. Micro-Politics Uncovered  6. Micro-Politics: A Taste of the Action  7. Unravelling Participation  8. The Performance of Participation  9. Conclusions

O autorze

Ruth McAreavey is a lecturer in Spatial Planning in Queen's University Belfast. She is involved in a voluntary capacity with rural development organisations and programmes.