Disconnected from Discourse: Women's Radio Listening in Rural Samangan, Afghanistan by Kamal, Sarah

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Refugee Reintegration in Rural Areas: Land Distribution in Ban Pha Thao, Lao PDR by Ballard, Brett M.

“…The successful reintegration of refugee groups in rural areas often depends on people’s access to and control over productive land resources. …”
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Civil Rights, the war on poverty, and black-white convergence in infant mortality in the rural South and Mississippi by Almond, Douglas, Chay, Kenneth Y., Greenstone, Michael

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Village ways and factory ways: a study of the interplay between technology and social structure in a traditional Andean village. by Savage, Charles H.

Subjects: “…Sociology, Rural…”
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A two sector model of migration with urban unemployment in developing economies, by Harris, John Rees, Todaro, Michael P.

Subjects: “…Rural-urban migration…”
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Reaching universal energy access in Morocco: A successful experience in solar concessions by Jacquot, Grégoire, Pérez-Arriaga, Ignacio, Nagpal, Divyam, Stoner, Robert J.

“…In less than fifteen years, rural electrification rates in the kingdom skyrocketed from a bottom low of 18% in 1990 to nearly 100% presently. …”
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Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves by Hanna, Rema, Duflo, Esther, Greenstone, Michael

“…It is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in the rural areas of developing countries through the adoption of improved cooking stoves. …”
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Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves by Hanna, Rema, Duflo, Esther, Greenstone, Michael

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INGRID ENERGY EFFICIENCY: QUEST FOR INTELLIGENT MITOCHONDRIA by DATTA, SHOUMEN

“…Rural economic revitalization commences with the investment to generate energy from rural areas by harvesting unused natural resources (wind, solar) and agri-waste (biofuels). …”
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INGRID ENERGY EFFICIENCY: QUEST FOR INTELLIGENT MITOCHONDRIA by DATTA, SHOUMEN

“…Rural economic revitalization commences with the investment to generate energy from rural areas by harvesting unused natural resources (wind, solar) and agri-waste (biofuels). …”
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Chiefs: Elite Control of Civil Society and Economic Development in Sierra Leone by Acemoglu, Daron, Reed, Tristan, Robinson, James

“…Chiefs, empowered by colonial indirect rule, are often accused of using their power despotically and inhibiting rural development. Yet others view them as traditional representatives of rural people, and survey evidence suggests that they maintain widespread support. …”
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The Role of Microcredit in Conflict and Displacement Mitigation: A Case Study in Cameroon by Heen, Stacy

“…This research, generously supported by the Mellon-MIT Inter-University Program on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Forced Migration, sought to explore the question of whether the revolving fund of a small credit union in rural Cameroon contributed to the mitigation of conflict and displacement in the immediate area. …”
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Trade in waste among developed countries : evidence and origins by Bernard, Andrew B., Chang, Pamela H.

“…In particular, we find that countries with high cost of disposal tend to export but that low urban-rural population ratios, industry share in GDP, and population densities are also relevant for explaining the amount of waste that crosses national borders.…”
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A Proposal to Improve the Health Care Systems for the Urban Poor in the Squatter Settlements of the Developing Countries by Larson, Richard Charles, Varol, Nebibe

“…Rapid urbanization and large scale population movements from rural to urban areas have resulted in unprecedented health crises in the developing countries. …”
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A residential energy demand system for Spain by Labandeira Villot, Xavier, Labeaga, José María, Rodriguez, Miguel A.

“…We also estimate the model in different sub-samples to capture varying responses to energy price changes by households living in rural, intermediate and urban areas. This constitutes a first attempt in the literature and it proved to be a very successful choice.…”
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