Subject(s): Economic development. -- Population growth -- Definition and distribution of developing areas, indicators of development -- Role of the state in developing areas : Colonialism in Africa, price distortion, democracy or regime repressiveness and economic growth rates among LDCs -- Process of economic development : structure of the market in underemployed economies, religious factor in economic development -- Antecedents and consequences of declining fertility : ageing in Swaziland -- Population growth and development : economic growth, foreign aid, socioeconomic development, family planning, fertility in China, influence of organized family planning programs -- Women and development : Women in Sudan politics, working women, state policy in women education -- Education and development : Schooling disadvantage in Sri Lanka and other rural situations, private school, agricultural education and work experience programmes in third world countries -- Economic development and finance problems in developing areas : Debt cycle in Latin America, effects of aid and other resources transfers on saving and growth , Kuwait- super affluent society -- Participation in precess of development : Squatter settlements, community participation and self help, mass communication and development -- Technical assistance to developing areas : Effects of research and development on transfer of military technologies , communication for rural development -- Changing health patterns : Health care in developing world, oral rehydration therapy, AIDS -- Balance between environment and development : Food, ecology and internationalization of capital, smallholders settlement of tropical south America, managing urban/industrial wood fuel supply and demand in Africa, hamburger connection -- Agricultural development : Farmer organizations and food production in Zimbabwe, agroforestry and sustainable development, theory and practice of rural development