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Beale, Calvin L. – Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Demography, Dropouts, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
Peer reviewedMusser, Wesley N.; White, Fred C. – Growth and Change, 1977
The industrial composition of employment growth in urban areas in the 1960s is contrasted with that in rural areas to assess recent strengths and weaknesses of rural economies. The relationship between aggregate labor force growth and aggregate job opportunities in rural areas is analyzed to determine the adequacy of employment opportunities to…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employment Opportunities, Labor Force, Migration Patterns
Download full textSimmance, Alan J. F. – 1972
This report reviews the "Seers Report," which contained policy guidelines for modern development planning in Zambia, and compares its findings to recent findings during the period 1963-1970. The Seers Report found that Zambia was the most urbanized country in Africa south of the Sahara (excluding South Africa). This report finds that…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Employment, Housing
Piotrow, Phyllis T., Ed. – 1976
This report contains ten papers dealing with population growth that focus attention on the quality of life in human settlements and the values and practical policies to be sought. Some of the papers were prepared for the Habitat Conference convened in Vancouver by world governments in June 1976. The first paper discusses world action plans for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Services, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Goodwin, H. L., Jr.; Thomas, John K. – 1985
Analysis of census data indicates major population, industrial, and occupational changes occurred in many of Texas' 254 counties from 1960 to 1980. While 103 counties experienced rapid population growth by both natural and migration, patterns of change were dissimilar. Population grew steadily in metropolitan counties over the two decades.…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities
PDF pending restorationJohn, Patricia La Caille – 1993
This bibliography contains 137 entries related to population migration in rural America. The entries were derived from the AGRICOLA database produced by the National Agricultural Library and include journal articles, government reports, conference papers, extension bulletins, and books. Entries cover such topics as demography, economic growth,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Demography, Economic Development, Migrant Workers
Kuvlesky, William P.; Copp, James H. – 1981
A variety of ecological, economic, and social changes are now reshaping rural America. The deterioration of the economic structures and perceived quality of social life in large metropolitan centers of the United States has stimulated the dispersal of population and economic resources throughout rural America. During the last decade almost three…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Definitions, Demography, Ecological Factors
