Report files for "Beyond the City: the Rural Contribution to Development"

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Table of Contents, Preface and Acknowledgements, and Acronyms (141k pdf)

Ch. 1: The Rural Economy's Contribution to Development: Summary of Findings and Policy Implications (677k pdf)
Capítulo 1 en español: Síntesis de los resultados y de las implicaciones para las políticas públicas (700k pdf)


Part I. The Rural Contribution To Development: Analytical Issues

Ch. 2: How Do We Define the Rural Sector? (1,190k pdf)

Ch. 3: From Accounting to Economics: The Rural Natural Resource Sector's Contribution to Development (1,075k pdf)

Ch. 4: The Promise of the Spatial Approach (698k pdf)


Part II. The Rural Contribution To Development: Policy Issues

Ch. 5: Public Expenditures, RNR Productivity, and Development (577k pdf)

Ch. 6: Policy and the Competitiveness of Agriculture: Trade, Research &Development, and Land Markets (656k pdf)

Ch. 7: Enhancing the Contribution of Rural Economic Activities to National Development: Rural Finance and Infrastructure Services (174k pdf)

Ch. 8: Promoting Economic and Social Development in Poor Regions: Direct Income Supports, Environmental Services, and Tourism (193k pdf)

Ch. 9: Policy Challenges of the Spatial Approach: From Promise to Reality (220k pdf)

Bibliography (110k pdf)