Beyond the city : the rural contribution to development / David de Ferranti ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245).

Ch. 1. The rural economy's contribution to development : summary of findings and policy implications -- Pt. I. The rural contribution to development : analytical issues -- Ch. 2. How do we define the rural sector? -- Ch. 3. From accounting to economics : the rural natural resource sector's contribution to development -- Ch. 4. The promise of the spatial approach -- Pt. II. The rural contribution to development : policy issues -- Ch. 5. Public expenditures, RNR productivity, and development -- Ch. 6. Policy and the competitiveness of agriculture : trade, research and development, and land markets -- Ch. 7. Enhancing the contribution of rural economic activities to national development : rural finance and infrastructure services -- Ch. 8. Promoting economic and social development in poor regions : direct income supports, environmental services, and tourism -- Ch. 9. Policy challenges of the spatial approach : from promise to reality.

"Beyond the City: The Rural Contribution to Development, the World Bank's major annual research study on Latin America and the Caribbean, evaluates the effects of the rural economy on growth, poverty, and the environment, both in the rural space and in the national and regional economy. Prepared by a team of researchers led by Guillermo Perry, the Bank's chief economist for the region, the report brings together new theoretical and empirical treatments of the links between rural and national development. Combined with existing literature, these findings show that the importance of the rural sector has been underestimated and help to identify appropriate public policies that can enhance the sector's contribution to overall national development."--BOOK JACKET.