In the present study, the authors are reflecting upon the concept and the achievements of the part of the agrarian reform dealing with the economic and social development of the village in Moldova, which has as main task "the peasant's social and economic protection", as well as upon the...

В статье рассматриваются актуальные проблемы миграции сельской молодёжи в города в контексте социально-поселенческой ассимиляции, предполагающей сближение...

Wie bewältigen Menschen, die in Dörfern, leben ihren Alltag? Diese Frage steht im Mittelpunkt des Forschungsprojekts „Alltagsbewältigungsstrategien“, das im Rahmen der Verbundstudie „Dörfliche Lebensverhältnisse im Wandel 1952, 1972, 1993, 2012“ durchgeführt wurde. Typisch ist das...

This paper emphasizes the contribution of the famous Romanian politician I.G. Duca to the development and independence of the cooperative sector in our country. There are reviewed some of his published opinions, and also a small excerpt of a political debate against Nicolae Iorga and Ion...

Robust plans need to be developed for rapidly evacuating victims from a nuclear disaster site. Although nuclear plants are constructed with multiple redundant safety features, the chances of a leak can never be zero. In the event of a nuclear disaster, there is a need for an efficient evacuation...

This manual is a step by step guide to district planning which will assist planners at the local, district and State levels. District planning, by taking into account resources locally available, infrastructure status and gaps, the aims and vision of the local people and weighing options of lead...

В работе рассматривается влияние изменяющихся во времени социально-экономических и демографических пропорций на развитие трудовых ресурсов российского села и...

Given the relatively limited employment opportunities available within villages, the main vehicle for intergenerational occupational mobility for people in rural India is migration to urban or semi-urban areas. At the same time, since 69 per cent of India's population still lives in villages, it...

Rural development can be a factor in improving the living conditions of people belonging to the low-income class in rural areas, making them self-sufficient, as the overall development process. Rural development requires planning, and one of the crucial factors in the success of development...

L'habitat ouvrier, issu des siècles de l'industrie fait partie de notre paysage. Nous sommes si habitués à le voir que nous sous-estimons, le plus souvent, sa nature et son importance. Parfois, il s'imbrique dans le tissu urbain, d'autres fois, c'est au contraire l'uniformité d'une seule et...

This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].

Migration can act as a negative force. It can lead to distress migration, which is what happens when people have to go to cities to find work because they cannot survive on what they can earn in their own villages. Can NREGA be used to curb rural urban migration? [CCS Working Paper No. 202].

The goal of the article is to identify prerequisites of development of rural (green) tourism in the territory of Ukraine by the following directions of analysis: state of the rural districts, size of rural population, number of registered rural (green) manors and proposed routes through manor...

This study examines options for managing rice residue and the factors that determine its management in the south-west region of Bangladesh. Study results indicate that while straw length, low-elevation land and distance of the plot from the homestead positively and significantly influence the...

The type, volume, and mode of transfer of remittances in Uttarakhand is analysed. The impact of remittances, in terms of both financial flows and transfer of new skills and the perceptions in relation to poverty, development, and gender are studied. The study focused on the hill state of...

This urban development sector assessment, strategy, and road map documents the strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It identifies the three priority areas: (i) strengthening of urban, regional, and...

Цель настоящей статьи рассмотреть деятельность системы учреждений культуры в сельской местности. Объектом исследования явились сельские учреждения культуры и...

Recruiting and retaining leaders and public servants at the grass-roots level in developing countries creates a potential tension between providing sufficient returns to attract talent and limiting the scope for excessive rent-seeking behavior. In China, researchers have frequently argued that...

This note examines costs and returns from the cultivation of different types of cotton in a rainfed village in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India. While the pros and cons of GM cotton are extensively debated, there are only a few empirical studies on the economic performance of Bt cotton,...