Introduction -- Disputed Notions and Definitions in Rural and Regional Studies -- From the Early Literature to the … the link between issues of regional or territorial development and issues of rural development. The text addresses the … question of the disputed notions and definitions of rural development in rural and regional studies, examines the literature of …

1 Introduction -- 2 Changing Trends in Rural Self-Employment in Europe and Turkey -- 3 A New Form of Small Industrial … Business in Rural Area: To Exceeding the Local Roots? -- 4 The Modalities of Territorial Embeddedness of French Cooperative … Groups -- 5 Strategies for Sustainable Regional Development and Conditions for Vital Coalitions in the Netherlands -- 6 …

The book provides a study of sustainable development in rural China. Because of its huge population and vast land area … systematical. It can be likened to a tree where the trunk is the three main aspects: economy, environment and rural society, and … of particular interest to readers. The field survey enables readers to become familiar with the environment of rural …

This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural and local development. The recent financial and … heart of its economic, employment and social agenda with explicit reference to rural and marginal areas (Europe 2020). The … authors' work from the notion that rural development is not imposed from the ‘outside’, but depends also on endogenous factors …

, business, architecture and planning, engineering, and finance and economics, to help rural communities discover sustainable and … importance in the context of China and other countries, the rationale for choosing the case study communities in rural China, and … in rural community development. Chapter 3 analyses a green platform for a pilot transaction of China forest carbon sinks …

The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural … Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas …This book reflects the current state of discussion about agricultural and rural finance in developing and transition …

Part I - General and Multi-regional Studies -- 1 Information and Communication Technologies for Economic Development …