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Effects of Organizational Factors on Identification of Young Returnees from Urban Areas with Rural Societies – A Perspective of Adaptability
To stimulate local socio-economic development in develo** countries, it is effective to attract the young generation for employment and...
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Recent developments in anthropological methods for the study of complex societies
The focus of traditional anthropology has been on the “simple and primitive” tribal societies that still exist. The question of how anthropology can...
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Return Migration of Rural-Urban Migrant Children in China
Rural migrant children in urban China face multiple barriers in the public education system, and these challenges lead many of them to return to...
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Urban-Rural Inequality
This chapter focuses on urban-rural inequality. It begins by examining the seminal works of Simon Kuznets (1955) and Arthur Lewis (1954) as a...
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An assessment of rural development and disparities: A geographical analysis of Nalanda district of Bihar, India
The concept of rural development (RD) is both ambiguous and contested although it could be postulated as the comprehensive and multi-dimensional...
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Introduction: Rurality and Rural Social Work
This chapter by the editors introduces the reader to the concept of the book: the rediscovery of rural social work and its place in a social work...
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Indian rural development: a review of technology and society
India has a large population of people who live in rural areas. Regional differences prevent every part of the country from being well developed....
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Effects and Mechanisms of Rural‒Urban Migration on Health in China
Rural‒urban migration is accompanied by urbanization in China, and its effect on individual well-being has received much scholarly attention....
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Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on Rural Credit System in India: A Standard Logit Difference in Difference Approach
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of India is one of the most extensive social safety nets programs in the...
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Allocation of public health services across urban and rural regions and armed conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa
Armed conflicts exacerbate public health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Inequality across groups and poverty in rural areas can be an important...
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Deagrarisation as a Determinant of Living Standards in Rural Areas of European Union Countries
The paper deals with the issue of living standards being compared in spatial layouts across the EU countries in 2010–2019. The situation in rural...
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Covid-19: did higher trust societies fare better?
Social trust — between governments and people and between individuals—and trust in science were proposed as prerequisites for tackling covid. Others...
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Map** the Tea Producing Societies (SHGs) in India
This chapter explores the visibility of tea smallholders in the supply chain of tea industry in India. As known fact, the smallholder farms are...
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Activating Co-production of Rural Service Delivery: Examining the Role of Nonprofit Organizations Using a Case Study in China
Although co-production between the government and society can improve service outcomes, the two parties may lack the willingness and the capacity to...
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Rural Gangs and Public Order
During their renaissance in the 90 s, an alliance is formed by rural gangsters in their nexus of connections. They gradually break away from the...
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Why is rural E-commerce successful? A sociological analysis of the mechanism for actualizing technological dividends
This article, based on the study of cases involving the application of e-commerce technology in Chinese rural areas, discusses the basic conditions...
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Mediation Effect of Depression, Alcohol Consumption, and Household Food Insecurity to Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Counterparts of Dakshin Dinajpur District, West Bengal
Intimate partner violence is defined as the intentional use of physical force or power against a woman in a relationship that leads to hurt,...
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Measurement and Determinants of Rural Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan
Empowering rural women is key to sustainable development. Despite substantial research, the existing indices are incomplete and context-specific to...
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Population Growth and Urban–Rural Structure
The urban–rural structure of the population has been a key issue in China for several decades. In the new era of social development, China has put...
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Does Urban Shrinkage Inhibit Residents' Welfare? From the Perspective of Urban–Rural Development in China
Eliminating poverty and improving welfare are the value pursuit of global development. Based on the panel data of prefecture-level cities in China...
