Rural areas in the developing world have remained unattractive to the local population. Developing communities face a challenge of making the rural areas comfortable for human kind. The youth have a tendency of moving from rural to urban areas for better opportunities in employment, services and lifestyles. Rural areas have been economically inactive despite abundant resources in these areas. They are deprived of labor in form of rural urban migration to the urban areas for better opportunities. Poverty in rural areas is the order of the day and this calls poverty measures to address this problem. [...]
Contents
Chapter One
1.0. Introduction
1.1. Purpose of the study
Chapter Two
2.0. Definitions
2.1. Indicators of development
2.2. Basics for all
Chapter Three
3.0. Characteristics of rural areas in developing countries
3.1. Agricultural transformation and rural development
3.2. Values of development
Chapter Four
4.0. Community development
4.1. Role of development workers
4.2. Principles of community development
4.2.1. Mobilisation of local resources
4.2.2. Ensuring sustainability
4.2.3. Doing consultations in a culturally acceptable form
4.2.4. Facilitation of local people
4.2.5. Direct participation
4.2.6. Giving local communities absolute power to make decisions
4.2.7. Sharing equitably benefits of development
Chapter Five.
5.0. Rural communities
5.1. Poverty in rural and semi urban areas
5.2. Theories of poverty and anti-poverty strategies in communities
5.2.1. Individual deficiency theories
5.2.2. Cultural belief systems’ theories
5.2.3. Geographical disparity theories
5.3. Strategies to transform rural communities
5.3.1. Globalization and integration
5.3.2. The Culture and Education sphere
5.3.3. The economic sphere
5.3.4. Information Communication Technology
5.4. Other notable challenges of rural development
5.4.1. Demographic change/ Population pressure
5.4.2. Food and water scarcity
Chapter Six.
Recommendations
Chapter Seven.
Conclusion
References
- Quote paper
- DOCTOR Akampurira Abraham (Author), 2012, Rural Development, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/208010
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