DUTTON, RODERICK W. - Changing rural systems in Oman: the Khabura Project

Kegan Paul International, 1999, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7103 0607 5.As new/As new.The University of Durham's innovative Department of Geography undertook a long-term experiment in rural development, starting in the mid 1970s during a period when Oman was undertaking a rapid if belated spurt of development.By focussing on rural crafts and cottage agriculture they facilitated policy development by the Omani government, improved veterinary care for sheep and goats, helped to market dates and other produce more effectively and even started to domesticate the Little Bee, a smaller version of the honeybee which is native to Oman.The author successfully demonstrates that the retention of traditional values is not incompatible with rural development.xx, 243 pp. well illustrated with line drawings and statistical tables.In English.
GBP 12.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 18.68 | JP¥ 1670] Booknumber: 2139

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