Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development

by Michael M. Cernea

Book Overview

This volume addresses the social and practical considerations involved in the design and implementation of effective rural development projects. Contributors stress the need to take account of the socio-cultural characteristics of the people of an area under development; their papers provide guiding principles toward incorporating sociological variables into the design of development projects, and describe component studies of the social organization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195204654
• ISBN13: 9780195204650
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"