Critical Perspectives on Rural Change
This series originally published between 1990 and 1994 arose out of the increasing need for the international debate and dissemination of on-going empirical and theoretical research associated with rural areas in advanced societies. Rural areas then as now their residents and agencies are facing rapid social economic and political change. Local national and international political forces have direct influence upon rural areas not only for those concerned with agriculture but also regarding rural development initiatives overall economic and social policy and regional and fiscal arrangements. The volumes are designed to appeal to a wide audience associated with international comparative research. They provide reviews of research available at the original time of publication taking as their focus one major theme per volume. | Critical Perspectives on Rural Change