Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Part A. The systematic and geographical point of departure -- I. GOALS AND OVERVIEW -- II. ECODEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY -- III. THE SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION -- Part B. The empirical examination of a concept -- IV. SATISFACTION OF NEEDS IN THE SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CONTEXT -- V. AGRICULTURE ON PEASANT FARMS AS A BASIS FOR A STRATEGY OF "SELF RELIANCE" -- VI. YIELD INCREASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS -- VII. TRANSFERABILITY OF RESULTS -- VIII. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS -- IX. POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS -- QUESTIONNAIRES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY