Books tagged: rural development

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Growing Rural Business: An Innovative Approach To Development    by Robert Lee
Price: $5.95 USD. 39770 words. Published on February 14, 2011. .

Growing Rural Business examines innovative development concepts that have proven to be successful across North America, Eurpoe and Australia. Author Robert Lee brings a background of incredible success, having spearheaded startup and expansion of more than 140 businesses, from micro- to million-dollar ventures across rural North America.
Learning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management    by Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank
Price: Free! 2600 words. Published on October 26, 2012. .

In development, participation is defined as a process through which stakeholders influence and share control of development initiatives and of decisions and resources that affect them. This brief strives to answer the question: how can participation contribute to the sustainable management of irrigation and drainage systems for agriculture?
Tom Poorman Baseball Player From Lock Haven, Pennsylvania    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 3150 words. Published on November 2, 2012. .

My ebook looks at a versatile and little known major league baseball player of the pre-modern era (before 1903). I have empasized the family heritage of Tom Poorman, as well as his baseball career. Poorman played in the late 19th century, a time when games often ended in ties because of darkness. I hope that my research will create more interest in the history of baseball's early players.
Railroad Employees In Wake County North Carolina    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 7420 words. Published on January 17, 2013. .

My eBook profiles employees of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad, and Southern Railway. Each of these railroad companies kept offices in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina by the late 19th century. Individual workers include train executives, conductors, moulders, firemen, engineers, clerks, and laborers. The text was compiled from city directories, 1880-1917.
Attaining Health Outcomes through Synergies of Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene    by Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank
Price: Free! 2530 words. Published on February 27, 2013. .

Water and sanitation crisis claims lives through diseases and associated illnesses. About 3.6 million people die each year from water-related diseases. This synthesis draws key lessons from evaluations and completion reports of Asian Development Bank-financed rural water supply and sanitation projects.