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Discussion: Human Capital and Rural Economic Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Alan Barefield
Alan Barefield*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University
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Abstract

One of the most critical elements of a nation's social infrastructure is its system of education. Concerns with accessibility, achievement, and choice are significant elements in determining the quality of life for all communities, but most especially for rural communities where resources, and in many cases, opportunities, are perceived to be less plentiful than for their urban and suburban counterparts.

Keywords

educationpre-kindergartendisciplinecommunity collegesruraleconomic developmentI21R11
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , August 2009 , pp. 431 - 433
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2009

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