Are Workers in the Rural South Ready for the Future?

Thomas D. Rowley and David Freshwater

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1999, vol. 14, issue 3

Abstract: Widespread prosperity in the South has not benefited everyone. Some Southerners continue to live in poverty, lack adequate education and training, and experience racial inequality. Consequently, those Southerners fare poorly in the current labor market and are positioned poorly for future labor markets. Many live in the region’s rural areas. Indeed, one could make the case that there are two Souths—one prospering and ready for the future, another lagging and vulnerable.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289804

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