1980's A Decade of Broad Rural Stress

Kenneth L. Deavers

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1991, vol. 07, issue 3

Abstract: With a decade's perspective, the 1970's "Rural Renaissance" is looking more like an interlude than a harbinger of the future. The 1980's marked a return to the patterns of outmigration typical of rural America in this century. Employment rose (albeit slightly), but so did unemployment and poverty. Not all the rural indicators went up: real income and education declined. Enhanced rural linkages with national and global marketplaces may be the key to improving the rural situation.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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