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Assessing The Research Framework And Institutional Context For Rural Development Policy: Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Joyce E. Allen
Joyce E. Allen*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois, Urbana
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A discussion of rural development policy could focus on a number of issues surrounding the economic well-being of rural communities and rural residents. Research shows that rural America is experiencing many problems including widespread stagnation in job creation, reduced rates of population growth, substantial outmigration, and underdeveloped human resources (Brown et al.). According to Rasmussen, the first rural development efforts (e.g., improving physical characteristics of rural areas) met with quick and quantifiable success, but unemployment, persistent poverty, and inadequate housing may be more intractable.

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Invited Papers and Discussions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 111 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1992

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