The Diverse Social and Economic Structure of Nonmetropolitan America

Bender, Lloyd D. (ed.), Bernal L. Green, Thomas F. Hady, John A. Kuehn, Marlys K. Nelson, Leon B. Perkinson and Peggy J. Ross

No 333962, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Effective rural development planning depends on facts and analysis based, not on national rural averages, but on the diverse social and economic structure of rural America. Programs tailored to particular types of rural economies may be more effective than a generalized program. This study identifies seven distinct types of rural counties according to their major economic base, presence of federally owned land, or population characteristics: (1) counties depending heavily on farming, (2) counties depending heavily on manufacturing, (3) mining counties with economies based principally on natural resources, (4) counties specializing in government functions, (5) persistent poverty counties, (6) Federal lands counties, and (7) retirement settlements. Because of these unique characteristics, government policies and economic trends may affect these county groups in quite different ways

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 1985-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333962

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