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Agriculture's Stake in Rural Economic Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Mark S. Henry
Mark S. Henry*
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Clemson University, South Carolina
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This paper considers the effect of economic progress in the nonfarm sectors of urban-industrial areas on the viability of the current farm structure in the United States. These urban-industrial areas may be located in nonmetropolitan counties that are often considered part of “rural America” (Bender, et al.) Furthermore, they are best defined as those areas of nonmetropolitan America that have clusters of employment opportunities. These clusters are increasingly dominated by an array of trade and service activities although they are of lower order in the central place hierarchy than found in metropolitan areas. For example, basic medical services may be provided but there is an insufficient local market to justify many specialized medical services.

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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , October 1986 , pp. 75 - 85
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Copyright © 1986 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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