An overview of the past decade -- Rethinking development theory and strategy: Development and mass communication -- The changing vision of modernization and development -- Four paths to development: The comilla experience in Bangladesh-my lessons in communication -- The needle and the Ax-communication and development in a Korean village -- Development change and communication in India -- Group communication and development in Mainland China-the functions of social pressure -- The challenge of rural development: Communication approaches in rural development -- Communication for agricultural development -- Research issues of development communication: Communication and development in southeast asia, 1964-1974 -- Where are we in understanding the diffusion of innovations -- Research priorities in development communication -- Cultural contexts: Western, asian, or global models of development -- Global instantaneousness and instant globalism -- Probing subjective culture -- Retrospect and prospect: Technology, communication and change -- The future of world politics and society -- Information technology and resources for growth -- Human needs and outer limits -- Looking forward

1. Communication -- Developing countries