Rural Enterprise

Malcolm Harper, Shailendra Vyakarnam

The need for new forms of employment and economic diversification in rural areas has led to a growing interest in rural enterprise. This book is a collection of case studies, representing an overview of the problems and opportunities in this field.

Science, Technology and Development

Atul Wad

The relationship between scientific and technological change and development has altered with the changing character of developing countries and with advances in technology. High tech, appropriate technology, technology transfer and diffusion all serve to complicate further the already complex task...

Science and Technology Council

Norman Clark

This paper is based upon a consultancy report prepared for ITDG on behalf of the Government of Botswana. The author states the case for the establishment of a Science and Technology Council for Botswana and attempts to assess the wider implications for other developing countries.

Solar-Powered Electricity

Bernard McNelis

A state of the art survey of the use of photovoltaics in developing countries, in pumping, refrigerators, lighting, rural electrification and agriculture, from a UNESCO report.

Barefoot Revolution

Bertrand Schneider

Calls for a redirection of the economic strategy of the last twenty years. Identifies and measures the impact of an alternative approach through small-scale development projects run by non-governmental organizations.

The Copy Book

Bob Linney

Over 100 pages of drawings drawn and donated by the British Association of Illustrators. Covers food, water, health, shelter and work. For use by and of help to fieldworkers active in communication and education work, and to encourage local artists.

Cutting Edge Technologies and Microcomputer Applications for Developing Countries

Explains and assesses the uses of computers in record-keeping, accounting, education, CAD-CAM, expert systems and geographic information systems, and provides a methodology for attacking the problems of resource assessment, utilization and communication.

Design and Manufacture of Low-Cost Motorized Vehicles

For planners and manufacturers, this book contains detailed technical information on the design and manufacture of vehicles which can be produced locally and can compete with capital-intensive technologies originating from industrialized countries.

Low Cost Printing for Development

Jonathan Zeitlyn

For development and education workers, guidance on do-it-yourself printing methods which are simple and can be used with home-made equipment. Suggests when it is easier to go to a commercial printer and includes advice on setting up a print shop.

Spinning

John Foulds

The basic principles of spinning are described by the text and line drawings, and are supplemented by descriptions of methods of testing spun yarn quality; different types of small-scale spinning machines; and how to plan (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).