An Annotated Bibliography of Rural Development Research in the North Central Region.

Designed to aid rural development planners, researchers, and extension personnel, this annotated bibliography presents items which represent: (1) the results of rural development research performed between 1967 and 1974 in the North Central Region by scientists affiliated with Agricultural Experiment Stations; and (2) additional references to work that is relevant to each of the areas of rural development, even though performed by scientists outside the experiment stations and in some instances outside the 12-state region. Developed from a 1973 review of rural development research, this bibliography includes some 475 citations which are categorized via the following topics: (1) Population; (2) Economic Development Opportunities; (3) Economic Services; (4) Social Services; (5) Environment and Natural Resources; (6) Individual and Family Decision Making; (7) Group and Community Decision Making; and (8) General Rural Development. While all citations are not annotated, most citations are accompanied by an author abstract. (JC)