The Development of Rural America


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Rural Development Strategies


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Rural Poverty and the Urban Crisis


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This work discusses rural poverty and the resulting migration to large cities that it frequently fosters as this pattern affects areas all across America. The special needs of such groups as Indians and Mexican Americans are considered in detail. Proposed solutions to the problems of rural poverty--rural industrialization, the creation of intermediate-size cities, the relocation of labor--are also analyzed.







Beyond Agriculture


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Rural America has always played a vital role in our country?s economic strength. But today, as we continue to enjoy our longest economic expansion ever, we must acknowledge that not all of rural America has been able to take part in this unprecedented run of prosperity. It is becoming increasingly clear that many Main Streets across rural America must reset their sights. To prosper in the future, they must acquire new skills, new strengths, and new connections with an emerging digital economy."Beyond Agriculture: New Policies for Rural America" explores the challenges facing the rural economy and highlights the economic development issues that are becoming so crucial to the future of rural America.




Rural Sustainable Development in America


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Ob in Europa oder Nordamerika - ländliche Gemeinden kämpfen in den Industriestaaten überall mit ähnlichen Problemen: Der Niedergang der landwirtschaftlichen Familienbetriebe durch technologieintensive Bewirtschaftung führt zur Abwanderung der Bevölkerung in die Städte. In diesem Buch findet nicht nur der Politiker oder Städteplaner Anregungen, wie die Attraktivität der Kleinstädte wieder gesteigert werden kann. Ausführlich werden spezielle Aspekte von Vorstädten und Nahtzonen zwischen Großstadt und Land diskutiert.




Rural Knowledge Clusters


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