Rural Development Theory and Practice

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-95764-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 415 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

Rural development is inherently viewed as a positive thing; it is seen as something that brings together groups of individuals with automatic positive implications and outcomes. Policy rhetoric frequently uses popular terms such as involvement, participation and power sharing to describe rural development activities. However, the reality of experience on the ground does not necessarily concur with these ideals. It is not always clear who ultimately benefits from rural development: the State, the community or rural development practitioners. This book critically analyses key concepts associated with rural development policy and practice, and using the concepts of power and micro-politics to analyze rhetoric and reality, reveals the intricacies of rural development. Challenging popular ideals associated with rural development, this book presents the notion of rural development less as a spontaneous, all-inclusive affair and more as a limited, controlled and exclusive process. Ultimately it contends that within structures of rural governance, a regeneration power elite predominates development and regeneration activities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McAreavey, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Rural Areas in the 21st Century 3. The Case Study 4. Power 5. Micro-Politics Uncovered 6. Micro-Politics: A Taste of the Action 7. Unravelling Participation 8. The Performance of Participation 9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Ruth McAreavey is a lecturer in Spatial Planning in Queen's University Belfast. She is involved in a voluntary capacity with rural development organisations and programmes.