Handbook of Rural Development

Edited by Gary Paul Green, Professor, Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

• Contents:PrefacePART I: THEORY1. Rural Development TheoryGary Paul Green and John Aloysius Zinda 2. GlobalizationAlessandro Bonanno 3. Rural Policy Thomas G. Johnson 4. Grassroots Rural Development: Models of Development, Capacity and LeadershipStephen Gasteyer and Cameron (Khalfani) HermanPART II: THEMES5. Resource Dependence and Rural DevelopmentRichard C. Stedman6. Migration and Rural Development: Resettlement, Remittances, and AmenitiesShaun A. Golding and Katherine J. Curtis 7. Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentLinda Lobao and Jeff Sharp 8. EntrepreneurshipStephan J. Goetz 9. The Rural Development Attributes of TourismDavid Marcouiller 10. Gender and Rural DevelopmentCarolyn Sachs 11. The Successes and Challenges of MicrofinanceIan Carrillo 12. The Implications of Corn-Based Ethanol Production for Non-Metropolitan Development in the North Central Region of the USW. Richard Goe and Anirban MukherjeePART III: REGIONAL13. Land Grabbing in the Name of DevelopmentElisa da Vià 14. Rural Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaDavid Kraybill15. Urbanization, Farm Dependence, and Population Change in ChinaLi Zhang 16. Work, Mobility, and Livelihoods in a Changing Rural Latin AmericaMichael L. Dougherty Index

‘Rural development is a diverse field. This Handbook attempts to span this diversity by including chapters on both developing countries, rural development theories, public policies, and development tools, drawing on sociology, economics, and other disciplines. [The book] provides much valuable information on the context of rural development at the global, national, and local levels.’