RURAL INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Priscilla Salant and Robert D. Munoz

No 276702, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report examines literature concerning (1) the link between farm scale and community welfare, and (2) the economic interface between agriculture and rural industrialization. Several farm region case studies conclude that employment and social services are more varied where smaller, family farms prevail, in other words, where agriculture is less "industrial". Other studies, undertaken in rural areas where industry has located, indicate that part-time farmers may benefit from greater employment opportunities if their skill levels match industry's demand.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 1980-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276702

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