Preface -- Introduction -- Overview -- Constraints to Development: Limits to Change -- Resource Constraints -- Organizational Constraints -- Policy Constraints -- Structural and System Constraints -- Tackling the Constraints: Development Initiatives -- Rural Institutions and Development -- Rural Development Strategies -- Equity and Balance in Rural Institutions -- Lessons in Rural Development: Some Illustrations -- Fitting Forestry and Rural Development Together -- Potential Pitfalls for Forestry in Development -- Conclusion