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Download full textOlsen, Duane A.; Kuehn, John A. – 1974
Immigrants competed on a limited scale with residents for new jobs in four industrializing rural areas in Arizona, the Central Ozarks, Mississippi, and Arkansas during 1965-70. This study determined: (1) competition for jobs between residents and immigrants; (2) need for immigrants to staff industries; and (3) differences between attributes of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Employment Patterns, Income
Selvik, Arne, Comp.; Summers, Gene F., Comp. – 1977
A reference for program and research planning on industrialization in nonmetropolitan (rural) areas, this annotated bibliography cites U.S. case studies on social impacts caused by rural industrial growth completed between 1965 and 1974. More than 150 journal articles (written by economists, geographers, and sociologists) and research reports…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Economic Factors, Employment
Sizer, Leonard M.; Smith, Edward A. – 1972
The application of migration and plant location theories to Jackson County, West Virginia, formerly a rural agricultural county and now the location of an aluminum reduction plant, is described in this paper. Data collected from a representative sample of households in Jackson County--a 5% area probability sample in rural Jackson County, a 10%…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Communications, Community Development, Ecology
Washington State Dept. of Employment Security, Olympia. – 1971
The report contains information on significant developments in the 1971 Washington State Farm Labor and Rural Manpower Program. Part I, the Annual Summary, recommends that state agencies should devote more effort to the Annual Worker Plan and that farm placement personnel should try to advise persons who have job commitments of any delays in the…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development
Washington State Dept. of Employment Security, Olympia. – 1972
The report contains information on significant developments in the 1972 Washington State Farm Labor and Rural Manpower Program. Part I, the Annual Summary, recommends that farm labor programs be designed to insure an adequate number of efficient workers and that a means be developed to prolong employment periods for the worker, thus reducing…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development
Hansen, Niles M. – 1971
Economic problems in rural and urban settings are discussed in this book. Central cities, suburbs, and rural areas are examined with particular emphasis on problems and opportunities in the South and in the Appalachian region. The regional commissions (the Ozarks Region, New England, etc.) and the role of the Economic Development Administration…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Influences, Demography, Economic Development
Lilley, Stephen C.; McLean, Edward L. – 1979
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, is an almost entirely rural area near the coast. Although nearly 50% of the population is under 21, there has been a sharp decline in population since its high in 1950. The outmigration, prounounced for black youth, is caused by a lack of industrial opportunities, although there is slow, steady industrial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Production, Attitudes, Blacks
PDF pending restorationLilley, Stephen C.; McLean, Edward L. – 1979
Careful long-range planning and slow, deliberate growth have benefitted Kershaw County's 500,000 pleasantly varied acres near the state capitol. The county, famous for its equestrian activity, boasts prestige stables, riding clubs, and trails. In addition there are lakes and numerous parks. Leaders want to maintain this aesthetic appeal while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Planning
Marshall, Ray, Ed. – 1977
The papers in this volume are concerned with rural development, with emphasis on the problems of low-income groups. Stephen McDonald explores economic factors in farm outmigration. Virgil Christian, Jr. and Adamantios Pepelasis discuss the extent and importance of economies of size in agriculture. Thomas Till analyzes the nature and extent of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Economic Development, Economic Factors
