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Urban Public Service Costs and Benefits of Rural-To-Urban Migration*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Larry C. Morgan  and
A. Frank Bordeaux Jr.
Larry C. Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Tennessee
A. Frank Bordeaux Jr.
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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In a recent article, Hildreth and Schaller suggest that researchers can make important contributions to community development programs by analyzing the trade-offs resulting from increasing economic activity in rural communities or moving the people to jobs in other communities, and the subsequent effects of these alternatives on the allocation of community services. Although they concentrate on the delivery of public services to rural communities, it is important to note that urban public service costs are a major factor influencing the current emphasis on “place development,” rather than encouraging rural-to-urban migration.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , July 1974 , pp. 91 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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Footnotes

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This paper is based on research performed under University of Kentucky Contract No. NIH-70-2198 with the National Institute of Health. Other results of the project, “An Economic Analysis of Migration From Eastern Kentucky to Selected Urban Centers,” previously have been reported by Bordeaux and Morgan [1].

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