Agricultural Economics and Rural Development: Marriage or Divorce? Presidential Address
这篇主席致辞探讨了农村发展的概念定义，并分析了农村发展研究与农业经济学之间的关系，主张将土地经济学（涵盖环境与粮食生产）与农村人口及经济研究更清晰地区分开来，以利于分析和政策制定。
Rural development is a growing field of interest, both in policy and conceptual terms. However, it is sometimes loosely defined, and statistical information is therefore often confusing. This paper attempts to clarify some of the concepts involved, and then to explore the relationship between the study of rural development and that of agricultural economics. It is argued that much would be gained by a clearer separation between the economics of land, covering its environmental aspects as well as food production, and that of the rural population and economy. Links between the two certainly exist, but are better recognised individually, by analysts and policymakers alike.