Thompson On the Outlook for Remote Small Places The Three Fates In the absence of decisive public policy, the typical remote small town appears to face one of three fates: de-population, socio-economic deterioration or economic absorption. Towns in very sparsely populated regions will ordinarily experience out-migration to larger places much in excess of the slow inflow from nearby smaller places. While an out-pouring of local residents can be somewhat slowed, a substantial gross out-migration is inevitable, as simple reflections of occupational and life style preferences and just plain restlessness. With few "lower places

DOI link for Thompson On the Outlook for Remote Small Places The Three Fates In the absence of decisive public policy, the typical remote small town appears to face one of three fates: de-population, socio-economic deterioration or economic absorption. Towns in very sparsely populated regions will ordinarily experience out-migration to larger places much in excess of the slow inflow from nearby smaller places. While an out-pouring of local residents can be somewhat slowed, a substantial gross out-migration is inevitable, as simple reflections of occupational and life style preferences and just plain restlessness. With few "lower places

Thompson On the Outlook for Remote Small Places The Three Fates In the absence of decisive public policy, the typical remote small town appears to face one of three fates: de-population, socio-economic deterioration or economic absorption. Towns in very sparsely populated regions will ordinarily experience out-migration to larger places much in excess of the slow inflow from nearby smaller places. While an out-pouring of local residents can be somewhat slowed, a substantial gross out-migration is inevitable, as simple reflections of occupational and life style preferences and just plain restlessness. With few "lower places