TY - GEN AU - APO Study Meeting on Role of Institutions in Rural Community Development (1998 : Colombo, Sri Lanka). AU - Asian Productivity Organization. TI - Role of institutions in rural community development SN - 9283322363 PY - 1999/// CY - Tokyo, Japan: PB - Asian Productivity Organization, KW - Rural development KW - Asia KW - Congresses KW - Pacific area KW - Social institutions KW - Community organization N1 - "Report of the APO Study Meeting on Role of Institutions in Rural Community Development held in Colombo from 21 to 29 September, 1998"-- T.p. verso. "STM-09-98"-- T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references; Part I: Summary of findings -- Part II: Resource papers; 1. Role of institution in rural community development by Prachanda Pradhan; 2. Facilitating the emergence of local institutions by D. Russell Dilts; 3. Capacity enhancement through rural institutional development: a case study of Janasakti Banking Society by S. H. Chitrani Dhammika; 4. Empowerment of farmers associations in Sri Lanka: farmer organization development and farmer companies by M. B. Warsakoon; 5. Farmer organizations to farmer companies: a mode of operation for growth and equity by Gamini P. Batuwitage; 6. Role of Sanasa in capacity building for development by P. A. Kiriwandeniya; The role of institutions in rural community development: what have we learned? by Norman T. Uphoff -- Part III: Country papers; 1. Bangladesh by Md. Jillur Rahman; 2. China, Rep. of by Erh-Rou Lai Hsieh; 3. Fiji by Iliesa Bure; 4. India by Alexus Ekka; 5. Indonesia by M. Subianto; 6. Iran, Islaic Rep. of (1) by Mohammad H. Emadi; 7. Iran, Islamic Rep. of (2) by Mohammad Javad Zahedi; 8. Korea, Rep. of by Ki-whan Chung; 9. Malaysia by Azali Bin Haji Abdullah; 10. Mongolia by Sainer Dolgorjav; 11. Nepal by Viyaja B. Kunwar; 12. Pakistan by Azra Yusuf; 13. Philippines by Alpha V. Lajato 14. Sri Lanka (1) by D. Tennakoon; 15. Sri Lanka (2) N. W. Weralupitiya; 16. Thailand (1) by Pongstorn Doungkaew; 17. Thailand (2) by Sunanta Pusuwan; 18. Vitenam by Trinh Cong Khanh -- Part IV Appendices N2 - Includes country studies of Bangladesh, Taiwan, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam ER -