Factors affecting rural development

The aim of this study was to identify the most important factors affecting rural development in Egypt and China, and also to identify rural people attitudes towards rural development, as well as to identify the most important problems in rural areas in both countries. The study was conducted during the period from September 2012 to May 2015. Data was collected from 540 respondents from 8 villages, 270 respondents from 4 villages from China and 270 from 4 villages of Egypt. This study used two models, the principal component analysis model (factor analysis) and the multiple regression analysis model. In addition, the simple correlation coefficient of Pearson and T test.