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Peer reviewedWest, Jerry G. – Growth and Change, 1978
Manufacturing, mining, and recreation were studied to determine varying consequences of industrialization. Results seemed to indicate no superior type, but rather that the community, area, or region must decide what it wants to happen. (Author/KR)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Change Agents, Dropouts, Economic Change
Peer reviewedSwetnam, John J. – Human Organization, 1980
Data on a commercial and an agricultural Guatemalan population indicates most peasants derive income from both agricultural and nonagricultural sources. While disguised employment does not utilize labor at its most efficient level, development projects should complement traditional economic activities and recognize that diversion of peasant labor…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Developing Nations, Dropouts
