Villages in the Future

1 Village Futures: Concept, Overview and Policy Implications.- 2 The Crucial Importance of Urban-Rural Linkages.- 3 The Independence of the Village.- 4 A New Vision of the Rural World's Role in a Globalized Environment.- I. Political and Institutional Framework.- Policies to Foster Rural Development.- Introductory Statement.- 5 The Need to Reconcile Village and Globalization.- 6 Policies to Stimulate Agricultural and Rural Growth.- 7 Decentralization and Active Community Participation in India.- 8 Gandhi and Village Governance.- 9 Rural Incomes and Employment in Russia's Transition Phase.- 10 Policies to Manage Local Public Goods in an EU Context.- 11 German Policy for an Integrated Rural Development.- 12 Potsdam Declaration Rural21.- Grassroots Movements.- Introductory Statement.- 13 The Active Rural Society in West and Central Africa.- 14 Akina Mama wa Afrika - a Women's Development Organization.- 15 The Darewadi Watershed Development Project in Maharashtra, India.- 16 Grassroots Movements as a Means to Overcome Rural Financial Market Failures.- 17 The Barefoot Approach.- 18 IFOAM - the International Organic Grassroots Movement.- 19 SEKEM - an Egyptian Cultural and Economic Initiative.- II. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.- Sustainable Energy Systems.- Introductory Statement.- 20 Rural Development and Sustainable Energy Systems.- 21 The Route to Sustainable Energy Systems in Germany.- 22 Renewable Energy Sources for Community Sustainability in India.- 23 Sustainable Energy Systems in Tanzania.- Sustainable Soil Management.- Introductory Statement.- 24 Balanced Fertilization: Integral Part of Sustainable Soil Management.- Land Degradation: Causes and Prevention.- 26 The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.- 27 Do African Soils onlySustain Subsistence Agriculture?.- 28 Natural Resource Use in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Myths and Realities.- Enough Water for All.- Introductory Statement.- 29 Creating Institutional Arrangements for