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Perspectives for Digital Participation in Rural Areas: Evidence from German Regions
The shortcomings of top-down policies for rural development underscore the importance of local potentials and the role of citizens who are perceived...
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Feeling Out of Place: Who Are the Non-Rural Rural Identifiers, and Are They Unique Politically?
Previous work suggests rural identity often stems from direct experience living in a rural area, and that categorical group membership occurs before...
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Making Young People in Remote Rural Areas Heard: (un)Attractive? II
This chapter summarises the experiences of the Hungarian Federation of the Children’s and Youth Municipal Councils with its Erasmus funded project...
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Rural Development in Ghana
The Ghanian rural-urban imbalance in education, health facilities, infrastructure (roads), and standards of living is of great concern. The country’s...
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Examining the Impact of Human Capital on China’s Income Disparity Between Rural and Urban Areas
The issue of urban-rural income disparity in China is one of the key topics of social research today. The issue of the widening wealth divide in...
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Rural–Urban Linkages
Relations and interaction between rural and urban areas continue to attract attention among policy makers, researchers, and academicians the world...
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How does digital inclusive finance improve rural economic resilience? Evidence from China
This study investigates the role of digital inclusive finance (DIF) in strengthening rural economic resilience in China. Analyzing data from 31...
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Dilapidation of the Rural Development, Politics, and Farmer Suicides in India
This book explains farmer suicides in India in the backdrop of rural politics as a determining factor. By bringing in politics as a variable the...
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Rural and Social Innovation: India Japan Collaboration
This chapter examines rural innovation in India through the Suzuki Innovation Centre (SIC), a collaborative platform initiated by Indian Institute of...
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Political behaviour in France: the impact of the rural–urban divide
The debate on the existence and relevance of a rural–urban divide in France has been revived in recent years. This article reviews studies showing...
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The Determining Factors of Inequality Across Space in China Cities, Rural Areas, and Suburbs (From the 1980s Till Now)
We examine the inequalities across spaces in China from the 1980s to today, and we focus on regional, gender, educational, and income inequality...
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European Citizenship as an Invisible Anchor: Students’ EU Perceptions in Rural Peripheral Areas of the Czech Republic
Based on four group discussions conducted in the towns of Sokolov and Chrudim, this chapter analyses how students in secondary and vocational schools...
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New Rural Social Pension Insurance Scheme and Non-agricultural Employment of Rural Older Adults
Does the New Rural Social Pension Insurance (NRSPI) scheme affect the likelihood of non-agricultural work among rural older adults in China? Based on...
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Rural decline and satisfaction with democracy
With the recent rise of populism in the developed world, the division between large cities and rural areas is in the spotlight as never before. This...
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Of Rural Resentment and Storming Capitols: An Investigation of the Geographic Contours of Support for Political Violence in the United States
The January 6, 2021 Insurrection at the United States Capitol has renewed concerns that American citizens are becoming more tolerant of political...
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A Rural Perspective on the African Peer Review Mechanism: Views on Socio-Economic Development and Public Service Delivery in Rural South Africa
The African Peer Review Mechanism’s (APRM) merits and significance in the governance debate have emerged as a pivotal point in the evolution of...
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Rural and Agricultural Development: Policy and Politics
This chapter attempts to understand a link between the state policy for ruralrural and agrarianagricultureagrarian developmentdevelopment and...
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Unplugging the Matrix: Bridging the Urban–Rural Gap
Agricultural revolutions typically symbolize unfolding modernization, yet how they divide rural and urban lifestyles crucially needs socio-cultural...
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Rural Civic Engagements: Party Politics and Polarization
Civic engagements in the rural society played a crucial role in deepening of democracy in independent India. These engagements are undergoing a...
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Making Claims Modestly: The Norms and Discourse Driving Land Conflicts in Rural Indonesia
Ostensibly with the aim of spurring rural economic growth, governments across Southeast Asia have been providing agricultural, plantation, and...