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DePass, Rudolph; Edwards, Clark – Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Job Development
Edwards, Clark – 1969
Around 1,000 rural and semi-rural counties are suffering from decreased demand for farm labor and the lack of new nonfarm jobs, resulting in underemployment, low income, frustration, and out-migration. Manpower policies dealing with the economic opportunity of residents of rural, nonfarm areas often overlook two important aspects of the problem:…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Economic Climate, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Government
Edwards, Clark – 1976
Summarizing an Economic Research Service (ERS) publication, this guide to a balanced rural-urban growth describes the results of a computer based ERS model which examined seven strategies to improve rural economic development. Based on 1960-70 trends, the model is described as asking how much would be required of each of the following strategies…
Descriptors: Capital, Change Strategies, Economic Development, Economic Research