Differential Social Impacts of Rural Resource Development - 9780367156183

Taylor & Francis

Assessing the social impact of rural development projects, this book aims to develop a cultural model based on theories of political economy. It presents case studies of rural projects that have affected such socially disadvantaged groups as laborers, women, ranchers, and ethnic minorities. > Assessing the social impact of rural development projects, this book aims to develop a cultural model based on theories of political economy. It presents case studies of rural projects that have affected such socially disadvantaged groups as laborers, women, ranchers, and ethnic minorities. > Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- The Concepts -- The American Society/Environment Relationship: Challenging Prevailing Assumptions -- Sociological Theory and the Differential Distribution of Impacts in Rural Resource Development Projects -- Whose Ox Is Gored? A Sociocultural Model of Impact Distribution in Resource Development -- Assessing the Social Impacts of Rural Resource Developments: Am