Fed. Rep. of Germany: Rural development under federal government
回顾了西德农村发展的理论概念、主要问题和规划活动，重点关注制度框架，适合研究农村政策与区域发展的学者参考。
The development of rural areas should include the promotion of industry, infrastructure, and services as well as the conservation of the productivity and efficiency of the natural system, which should be assessed as an ecological potential of rural areas. Starting from this definition, the article is an attempt to review the theoretical conceptions, main problems, and planning activities concerned with rural development considering the institutional framework in West Germany. Copyright 1986 by Oxford University Press.