Rural Credit

K P Padmanabhan

What is - and what should be - the role of rural credit in developing countries? The author steers the reader though this discussion and towards sound practical conclusions, using examples from India, Brazil, Cameroon, Malawi and the Philippines.

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.

Work of a Co-operative Committee

Peter Yeo

By following the study instructions the reader will learn the responsibilities and duties involved in becoming a co-operative committee member. A useful introduction to financial, planning and administrative responsibilities.

How To Run a Small Development Project

This will help the managers of development projects to design and manage their projects well, in particular by emphasizing the importance of forward planning. Covers both starting up and running projects, and working with Northern partner organizations.

No Condition Permanent

Ian Smillie

The struggles and successes in achieving acceptance of new, small-scale technologies in Ghana.

Equipment for Rural Workshops

John Boyd, E Ayok

A guide for anyone who wishes to equip a workshop, from the basic tools required for a one or two person carpentry workshop without power, to the more sophisticated power equipment for both wood and metal working.

Financing Small Enterprise

Malcolm Harper, M de Jong

Proceedings of a Seminar Organized by The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)

Intermediate Technology in Indonesia

Anton Kruft

This paper covers the history of the Development Technology Centre (DTC) of the Institut Teknologi, Bandung, over a period of nearly ten years. It gives a brief account of the Indonesian economy, and the policies, programmes and agencies concerned with technology development and application. The pap...

Intermediate Technology in Botswana

Marilyn Carr

This paper looks at the Botswana Technical Centre (BTC), which was set up in 1975, in response to the need for a co-ordinating body for the collection and dissemination of information, and has been one of the few such ventures to be successful. The paper gives a brief account of the Botswana economy...

Intermediate Technology in Papua New Guinea

Marilyn Carr

This paper is based on a study of the South Pacific Appropriate Technology Foundation undertaken in 1983 as part of an ITDG institutional initiative.