This review discusses the challenges and opportunities of German rural areas. Significant differences between East and West persist and many of these have clear rural dimensions. Factors such as CAP reforms, ageing of the German population and migration trends will also have important rural...

Rural families and work overview / Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan -- Theories for studying rural families and work / Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan -- Rural does matter: understanding the rural context / Jean W. Bauer ... [et al.] -- Making rural employment work / Elizabeth M. Dolan, Jean...

The professionalization of farming for women in late Victorian Britain: the role and legacy of the Langham Place feminists / Karen Sayer and Nicola Verdon -- Good farms, markets, and communities: Emily Hoag and rural women's studies / Joan M. Jensen -- Professionalizing farm women, recognizing...

The "Southland case study" is designed for a group of participants in a course on agricultural policy to mobilize their knowledge and skills on a fictitious country simulating many of the problems faced by developing countries. Based on realistic information on the country, presented in a set of...