Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First CenturyDavid L. Brown, Louis E. Swanson Penn State Press, 01/11/2010 |
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... organization . Rural people and communities merit special attention because Ameri- cans generally accord them a value that far exceeds their material contri- bution to the nation's growth and well - being . The American public tends to ...
... organization . Rural people and communities merit special attention because Ameri- cans generally accord them a value that far exceeds their material contri- bution to the nation's growth and well - being . The American public tends to ...
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... organization of community life has been thor- oughly transformed by institutional and technological changes that have occurred since the mid - twentieth century . Accordingly , many of the notions about what differentiates rural and ...
... organization of community life has been thor- oughly transformed by institutional and technological changes that have occurred since the mid - twentieth century . Accordingly , many of the notions about what differentiates rural and ...
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... organization influence and are influenced by economic opportunities , among myriad other interrelations . The following discussion describes each of the book's sections in turn , but it is truly the integration across these substantive ...
... organization influence and are influenced by economic opportunities , among myriad other interrelations . The following discussion describes each of the book's sections in turn , but it is truly the integration across these substantive ...
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... organization have elevated concern about family viability in the United States today . Yet most social scientists believe that the family is a lasting institution , albeit one with a changing configura- tion . Katherine MacTavish and ...
... organization have elevated concern about family viability in the United States today . Yet most social scientists believe that the family is a lasting institution , albeit one with a changing configura- tion . Katherine MacTavish and ...
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... organization . The classic question " which came first , jobs or community institutions ? " is best answered by noting that the two are mutually interre- lated . Neither can occur without the other . Accordingly , Part III focuses on ...
... organization . The classic question " which came first , jobs or community institutions ? " is best answered by noting that the two are mutually interre- lated . Neither can occur without the other . Accordingly , Part III focuses on ...
المحتوى
Unpredictable Directions of Rural Population Growth and Migration | 13 |
African Americans in Rural America | 26 |
American Indians Their Contemporary Reality and Future Trajectory | 37 |
Latinos in Rural America | 51 |
Reshuffling and Remaking Rural Families | 65 |
What Do Rural Families Look Like Today? | 67 |
Older Rural Families | 80 |
Rural Children and Youth at Risk | 91 |
The GlobalLocal Interface | 235 |
Competition Cooperation and Local Governance | 246 |
Religion | 256 |
Promoting Educational Achievement A Partnership of Families Schools and Communities | 267 |
Rural Health Policy | 284 |
People and the Environment Tough Tradeoffs in an Era with Vanishing Buffers | 297 |
Transforming Rural America The Challenges of Land Use Change in the TwentyFirst Century | 299 |
Community and Resource Extraction in Rural America | 311 |
Rural Women New Roles for the New Century? | 103 |
Rural Poverty The Persisting Challenge | 112 |
A Transformed Rural Economy | 127 |
How People Make a Living in Rural America | 129 |
Who Benefits from Economic Restructuring? Lessons from the Past Challenges for the Future | 146 |
Commuting A Good Job Nearby? | 160 |
Continuities and Disjunctures in the Transformation of the US AgroFood System | 171 |
Tourism and Natural Amenity Development Real Opportunities? | 184 |
The Rural Community Is It Local? Is It a Community? Perspectives on Community | 195 |
Community Agency and Local Development | 197 |
Social Capital | 208 |
Civil Society Civic Communities and Rural Development | 222 |
The Social Institutions That Maintain and Reproduce Community | 233 |
Fur Fins and Feathers Whose Home Is It Anyway? | 323 |
Changing National and International Policies New Uncertainties and New Challenges | 335 |
What Role Can Community Play in Local Economic Development? | 337 |
Devolution Who Is Responsible for Rural America? | 347 |
Welfare Reform in Rural Areas A Voyage through Uncharted Waters | 357 |
The Impact of Global Economic Practices on American Farming | 369 |
Catalytic Community Development A Theory of Practice for Changing Rural Society | 379 |
Challenges Become Opportunities Trends and Policies Shaping the Future | 391 |
REFERENCES | 401 |
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INDEX | 475 |
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