Many developing countries—Viet Nam included—continue to struggle to raise incomes per capita. A common feature of the growth and development process is a fundamental change in the pattern of economic activity, as households reallocate labour from traditional agriculture to more productive forms of agriculture and modern industrial and service sectors. Broad structural transformation and wid…
"This book studies the ”grey area” of the success story of rural lending libraries in the Nordic countries through the activities of people’s libraries in one area of Central Finland. The study explores the influence of social, cultural, geographical and economic phenomena, such as the spread of revivalist movements, on the reading habits of the local population and reveals interesting re…
From fox-hunting to farming, the vigour with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Alongside these developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. Over the years 'rural life' has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociol…
Rural spaces are connected with different cultural, economic, social and political codes and meanings. In this book these meanings are analysed trough gender. The articles concretely show the process of producing gender and the ways in which accepted gender-based behaviour has been constructed at different times and in different groups. Discussion of gendered spaces leads to wider questions suc…
This scholarly study throws a new light on the Roman impact on religious structures in Republican Italy. In the last four centuries BC, Italy went through immense changes. The Apennine and Adriatic areas were originally inhabited by various 'Italic' tribes and characterised by a specific non-urban societal organisation, in which cult places had a pivotal function. From the fourth century BC onw…
This open access short reader looks into the dynamics which have reshaped rural development and human landscapes in European agriculture and the role of immigrant people. Within this framework it analyses contemporary rural migrations and the emergence of immigrants in relation to the incorporation of agrarian systems into global markets, the European agricultural governance (CAP), and the stru…
This book reflects the current state of discussion about agricultural and rural finance in developing and transition countries. It provides insight into specific themes, such as commodity value chains, farm banking, risk management in agricultural banking, structured finance, crop insurance, mobile banking, and how to increase effectiveness in rural finance. Case studies illustrate various aspe…
Sustaining the rural and urban populations of the developing world has been identified as a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World is an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban places in the developing world and shows that not all their aspects are as obvious as migration from country to city. There is now a growing r…
Sejak tahun 2014, Pemerintah Indonesia telah menggelontorkan dana sebesar kurang lebih satu miliar rupiah bagi desa di seluruh pelosok negeri. Semangatnya adalah agar desa dapat melakukan perubahan dan pembangunan demi meningkatkan kesejahteraan warganya. Sekian tahun telah berjalan, ternyata dampak yang dihasilkan dari pengimplementasian dana desa masih belum merata. Sebagian desa telah berhas…
Kemiskinan masih menjadi salah satu permasalahan utama yang dialami Indonesia. Tak hanya di daerah perdesaan, permasalahan kemiskinan justru kerap ditemukan di area perkotaan yang identik dengan kemajuan teknologi, industri, dan ekonomi. Ruang sosial menjadi pembeda antara kemiskinan di pedesaan dan perkotaan. Namun, keduanya memiliki kesamaan. Sama-sama memiliki kesulitan dalam mengakses sumbe…
Indonesia sebagai negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia seharusnya bisa mengandalkan perikanan laut sebagai salah satu kekuatan perekonomian nasional. Namun, tampaknya hal tersebut masih jauh dari harapan. Masyarakat nelayan masih didera persoalan klasik, yaitu kesulitan mendapatkan modal pinjaman. Terlebih lagi, lembaga keuangan formal sebagai mitra pemerintah dalam merealisasikan program peningk…
Criminology has until recently neglected the nature and levels of crime outside the urban realm. This is not a surprise as crime tends to concentrate in urban areas and the police directs resources where the problems are. Yet, there are many reasons why scholars, decision-makers and society as a whole should care about crime and safety in rural areas. This book highlights 20 reasons why crime a…