Villages in the Future

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. Village Futures: Concept, Overview and Policy Implications

      • Joachim von Braun, Detlef Virchow

      Pages 3-20

   3. The Crucial Importance of Urban-Rural Linkages

      • Klaus Töpfer

      Pages 21-24

   4. The Independence of the Village

      • M. S. Swaminathan

      Pages 25-26

   5. A New Vision of the Rural World’s Role in a Globalized Environment

      • Margarita Marino de Botero

      Pages 27-30

3. Political and Institutional Framework

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-32

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   2. Policies to Foster Rural Development

      1. Introductory Statement

         • Michael Bohnet

         Pages 33-34

      2. The Need to Reconcile Village and Globalization

         • Günter Dresrüsse

         Pages 35-42

      3. Policies to Stimulate Agricultural and Rural Growth

         • Rajul Pandya-Lorch

         Pages 43-50

      4. Decentralization and Active Community Participation in India

         • Anita Das

         Pages 51-58

      5. Gandhi and Village Governance

         • Santosh Kumar Sharma

         Pages 59-66

      6. Rural Incomes and Employment in Russia’s Transition Phase

         • Renata Ianbykh

         Pages 67-76

      7. Policies to Manage Local Public Goods in an EU Context

         • Martin Scheele

         Pages 77-84

      8. German Policy for an Integrated Rural Development

         • Wilhelm Schopen

         Pages 85-89

      9. Potsdam Declaration Rural21

         • Detlef Virchow, Joachim von Braun

         Pages 91-92

   3. Grassroots Movements

      1. Introductory Statement

         • Anil Gupta

         Pages 93-96

      2. The Active Rural Society in West and Central Africa

         • Sana F. K. Jatta

         Pages 97-106

      3. Akina Mama wa Afrika — a Women’s Development Organization

         • Sandra Okoed

         Pages 107-110

      4. The Darewadi Watershed Development Project in Maharashtra, India

         • Robert D’Costa, Abraham Samuel

         Pages 111-113

Life in rural communities is bound to change with historically unprecedented speed in the coming decades. How will this change be guided by local, national and global policies in order to enhance the livelihoods of rural inhabitants and to overcome the growing division of rural and urban areas? The contributions in this publication, ranging from scientific papers to short reports from practitioners, are grouped around 4 major themes: political and institutional frameworks to foster rural development; natural resources management; broadening the technological base of rural economies; and improved linkages between urban and rural areas. The overall message is unanimous: there is a promising future for the rural areas worldwide if adequate policies can be enforced and more efficient and fair institutions can be created.

• Governance
• Sustainable Agriculture
• development
• environmental economics
• global dialogue
• natural resources
• organization
• political economics
• production
• sustainability
• sustainable development
• landscape/regional and urban planning

• Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

  Detlef Virchow, Joachim Braun

Policies and ethics