Rural development is a subject that appears to be plagued by a central paradox: development is necessary to alleviate rural poverty, but while new technology ha

The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce

Technology, generally considered a positive force that enhances both social and economic development, only benefits a whole population when it permits the produ

Three billion people live in rural areas in developing countries. Conditions for them are worse than for their urban counterparts when measured by almost any de

A comparative study of the impact of increased modernization in the rural sector on seven important developing countries. This book should be of interest to stu