Name: Economic Adaptation:Alternatives For Nonmetropolitan Areas
ISBN: 9780429041082

Book

ABSTRACT

This volume focuses on alternatives for non-metropolitan economic development in the new international economic climate. It provides critical reviews of popular employment-generation alternatives for rural areas.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|20 pages

The Rural Economic Gap: Fact or Fiction?

chapter 2|20 pages

Manufacturing Decentralization: Has the Filtering-Down Process Fizzled Out?

chapter 3|20 pages

Utilization of Rural Labor Resources

chapter 4|20 pages

Endogenous Growth Centers: Lessons from Rural Denmark

chapter 5|16 pages

Small and Midsize Enterprise Development: Prospects for Nonmetropolitan Areas

chapter 6|22 pages

Service Industries in the Rural Economy: The Role and Potential Contributions

chapter 7|18 pages

Attracting Retirees as a Development Strategy

chapter 8|20 pages

The Potential for Tourism Development in Nonmetropolitan Areas

chapter 9|20 pages

High-Tech Manufacturing: Problems and Prospects

chapter 10|20 pages

Nontraditional Agriculture: An Economic Development Alternative

chapter 11|18 pages

Foreign Direct Investment: Prospects for Employment Generation in Nonmetropolitan Areas

chapter 12|23 pages

State and Local Government Policies

chapter 13|18 pages

Removing Rural Development Barriers Through Telecommunications: Illusion or Reality?

chapter 14|22 pages

Cross-Hairs Targeting for Industries and Occupations

chapter 15|12 pages

Rural Development Policy Options

Economic Adaptation