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In Pursuit Of Progress: Top-down And Bottom-up Roads Towards Development / Peter J.m. Nas And Patricio Silva -- The Network Metaphor: An Assessment Of Castells' Network Society Paradigm / Peter J.m. Nas And Tanja Houweling -- Agricultural Modernization: A Middle-range Theory Reconsidered / Jan Douwe Van Der Ploeg -- The Articulation Approach: Linkages Between Tradition And Modernity / Laurens Van Vroonhoven -- Political Leadership, Culture, And Legitimacy In The Third World / Patricio Silva -- Clientelism And Brazilian Political Process: Production And Consumption Of A Problematic Concept / Geert A. Banck -- Uses And Abuses Of The Concept Of Governance In The International Development Community / Cynthia Hewitt De Alcántara -- Rational Choice Theory And The Management Of Nature / Wouter T. De Groot En Gerard A. Persoon -- Participatory Production Relations: Experiments In India And Pakistan / Henk Thomas -- Participation In Development: Evolution Of Theory And Practice / Frits Wils. Edited By Peter J.m. Nas And Patricio Silva. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.