The Viability Of Rural Communities: Challenges for the 90's and Beyond

David Debertin (), Craig L. Infanger and Stephan Goetz

No 158741, Staff Papers from University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: The challenges associated with (back-) migration of people to rural communities in the 1990s are examined. It is argued that reducing the "brain drain" from rural areas through the creation of job opportunities for college-educated individuals, is central to an effective rural(community) development strategy. To survive, rural communities must increasingly provide incentives, services and opportunities to economic agents operating outside the agricultural sector.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 1991-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.158741

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