International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors 19/09/2012 Recently Read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across that are related to rural development in one way or the other, and that we think Summer Institute alumni will find interesting. Farming Goes High-Tech In The Amazon For research to move from the Read More …
by Wayne Kelley, 14/09/2012 After I heard an interview with Cyrus Farivar on CBC radio, I read his book “Internet of Elsewhere” to better understand how the Internet has developed in four countries besides Canada. Farivar’s book describes how the Internet has emerged in four different countries and settings: South Korea, Senegal, Estonia and Iran.This Read More …
by Eduardo J. Gómez-Araujo, 3/9/2012 “Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes good or bad things” (William Shakespeare) When I talk about rural entrepreneurship with experts in rural development (academics or students, generally coming from areas like humanities and life science) I sometimes feel that people see entrepreneurship a bit sceptical. In my opinion Read More …