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Community Economics: A Simulation Model for Rural Development Planners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Mike D. Woods
Affiliation:
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Gerald A. Doeksen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
James R. Nelson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University

Extract

Rural areas and small towns are facing new challenges as their economies grow and develop. The population influx to nonmetropolitan areas has brought new and increasing demands for community services. Preliminary 1980 census figures indicate that nonmetropolitan counties increased by about 15 percent, whereas metropolitan counties increased by about 9 percent from 1970 to 1980 (Beale).

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Research Article
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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