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This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy
in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the
significance of these trends and changes for community
sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the
UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities
continue to contribute to national identity, economic development
and social solidarity, as well as to environmental quality.
Contributors explore the degree to which rural people exhibit
agency and autonomy, rather than being merely passive in the face
of exogenous forces of change in a globalised world. They also
illuminate very different policy approaches to rural policy in two
advanced capitalist societies often thought to be similar, and show
how fundamental differences in rural policy approaches of the US
and the UK are based on different social ideologies and values that
shape policies relating to rural areas. This book will help to
stimulate transatlantic dialogue on rural scholarship and rural
policy analysis, while also contributing to theory and policy
development. It will be of interest to researchers, students and
everyone involved in the policy and practice of rural development.
This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy
in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the
significance of these trends and changes for community
sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the
UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities
continue to contribute to national identity, economic development
and social solidarity, as well as to environmental quality.
Contributors explore the degree to which rural people exhibit
agency and autonomy, rather than being merely passive in the face
of exogenous forces of change in a globalised world. They also
illuminate very different policy approaches to rural policy in two
advanced capitalist societies often thought to be similar, and show
how fundamental differences in rural policy approaches of the US
and the UK are based on different social ideologies and values that
shape policies relating to rural areas. This book will help to
stimulate transatlantic dialogue on rural scholarship and rural
policy analysis, while also contributing to theory and policy
development. It will be of interest to researchers, students and
everyone involved in the policy and practice of rural development.
This book explores the gender effects of the current transformation
of agriculture and rural life. Five themes are addressed:
developments in rural gender theory and research methodology,
changes in farm households, migration patterns of men and women in
rural areas, the impact of national and international policies, and
the construction of identities and definitions of femininity and
masculinity as a result of rural change. Contributors include
scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand.
This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a
globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places
and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of
people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility,
agriculture, gender identities and international development. Each
theme is introduced with an overview of the state of the art in
that specific area and integrates the case studies that follow. The
contributors present empirical work from the global north and south
and, more particularly, Sweden, Norway, Northern Ireland, Republic
of Ireland, UK, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, India,
Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the
USA. The first section explores gender differences in mobility
patterns and analyses how mobility affects rural gender identities
and relations. The second section focuses on the development of
agricultural and rural policies, the response of individuals within
farm households, and the implications for gender relations in rural
areas. The third section focuses on the construction of identities
and the changes occurring in the definition of rural femininity and
masculinity as a result of rural transformations. The fourth
section examines the role of international development policies in
advancing women's well-being in the less developed parts of the
world, and some of the unintended consequences of such
interventions. The book closes with conclusions and reflections on
the position of gender in rural research agendas and in rural
academia more generally. Key features: * Empircal work from a wide
range of geographical areas * Examines how gender identities are
constructed in rural agriculture * Considers how effective
development policies are in improving women's well-being This book
will be of interest to researchers in rural development and gender
issues in the global North and South, and to students of rural
sociology, social geography, development studies and gender
studies.
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