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Rural Development Research Under Scrutiny*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Fred H. Tyner
Fred H. Tyner*
Affiliation:
Mississippi State University Agriculturaland Forestry Experiment Station
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Second thoughts about the assigned title of this paper (Rural Development Research—One Perspective) prompted a change — there is a not too subtle implication that the “one perspective” may not be the correct perspective. Also, I had envisioned assimilating a number of perspectives attributable to others into my own – and at least attempting not to miss the target altogether. However, such would be a rather placid and inappropriate approach to the topic. Consequently, I propose to confront the topic of rural development research more directly, scrutinizing it as closely as possible, and attempting to make a contribution to a better understanding of the problems facing rural development researchers and those concerned with action programs in “rural development.”

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , July 1974 , pp. 35 - 42
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Journal Series No. 2811.

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