Towards a Better Conceptualization of Rural Community Development: Empirical Findings from Nigeria.

Okpala, Donatus C. I.

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Publication Date: 1980

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Towards a Better Conceptualization of Rural Community Development: Empirical Findings from Nigeria.

Okpala, Donatus C. I.

Human Organization, v39 n2 p161-69 Sum 1980

The paper documents and analyzes the nature of community self-help efforts in rural areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. It notes that community perceptions of development are based on a social and economic yardstick and differ from the prevailing public policy on agricultural development. (Author/SB)

Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Community Planning, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Planning, Rural Areas, Rural Development, Self Help Programs, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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