Sustainability and Change in Rural Australia - Table of Contents

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Introduction - Jacqui Dibden and Chris Cocklin

Part I: Sustainability in Context

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Rural communities and sustainability - Alan Black

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Rural sustainability in historical perspective - Graeme Davison

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The state of rural populations - Graeme Hugo

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The changing social framework - Peter Smailes, Trevor Griffin and Neil Argent

Part II: Issues in Contemporary Rural Australia

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Globalisation, agricultural production systems and rural restructuring - Geoffrey Lawrence

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The changing economies of rural communities - Richard Stayner

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Gender perspectives in Australian rural community life - Margaret Alston

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Social exclusion in rural Australia - Margaret Alston

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Natural capital and the sustainability of rural communities - Chris Cocklin

Part III: Responding to the Challenges

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Government policy and rural sustainability - Matthew Tonts

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Community development - Jacqui Dibden and Lynda Cheshire

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Challenges for individual and collective action - Ian Gray

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Conclusion - Chris Cocklin and Jacqui Dibden