Abstract：After the World War Ⅱ, rural development has been speeding up in the world. The main aim of rural development is to improve the living quality of ruralinhabi-tants, it includes economical development, social progress and improvement of envi-ronmental quality. There are great differences in rural development between devel-oped and developing countries.
熊先根. 世界农村发展及其演变[J]. 人文地理, 1992, 7(2): 41-46.
Xiong Xiangeng. The Development and Evolution of Rural Area in the Worled. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 1992, 7(2): 41-46.
