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Treillon, Roland; And Others – Children in the Tropics, 1992
This publication describes the formation and evolution of rural agribusiness (RA) in the southern hemisphere as a precondition for improving the lives of families in rural communities, and focuses on RA endeavors created by development projects in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. After a short introduction, the first section of this study…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Trends, Case Studies, Developing Nations
Johnson, Thomas G. – 1989
This paper sketches several successful community economic development programs that have implications for rural education. Case studies are used to discuss community characteristics that contribute to development success. In Virginia, a Community Certification Program offers statewide business recruitment services to communities that meet program…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Cooperative Programs
Gade, Ole, Ed. – 1977
Representing a broad segment of people interested in rural America, this document presents 16 speeches. Speeches on rural development implementation at Federal, state, and regional levels include: "The Rural Development Concept" (calls for a national rural development policy which provides for a multicommunity, regional framework strengthened by…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Coordination
Higgs, John, Ed.; Mbithi, Philip, Ed. – 1977
Education for rural areas must go far beyond the concept of formal schooling; it must become a system of learning arrangements in which the learner, in response to his environment, is the chief agent of his learning. There is no single model or educational approach; programs must be adapted to the varying circumstance or situations. When providing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Case Studies, Change Agents
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1986
Written in Spanish, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1986
Written in French, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1981
This manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are: the role of the SSE in third world development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management assistance to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists