简介:Athree-yearstudyovertheBai,JingpoandHuayaodaicommunitiesinYunnanProvincerevealsthatthecommunitydevelopmentissignificantlyinfluencedinvariouswaysbysuchculturalfactorsastheconceptsofdevelopment;conceptsandtraditionsofinter-communityrelationships,consumption,mar-riageandgender;patternsofdecision-makingandproduction,resourceandincomeallocation;aswellastheroleofinformationdisseminationsystems,religionandritual.Basedontheanalysisovertheinteractiverelevancebetweeneachfactorandcommunitydevelopment,somestrategiesandmethodsfordealingwithsuchaculturalrelevanceindevelopmentprojectsarerecommended.