Patterns of change in developing rural regions

Raphael Bar-El, Avrom Bendavid-Val, Gerald J. Karaska

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Abstract

Development specialists often overlook the feet that the towns of a rural region play as essential a role in the region’s economy as does agriculture, and they design and implement broad strategies without due recognition of the unique and dynamic character of each individual region. Proper analysis requires consideration of the changing nature of rural regions and the principal agents of change. The contributors to this volume argue that development strategists should focus on processes rather than on products by taking the nonfarm aspects, as well as the farm aspects, of rural development into account and by recognizing that land, labor, water, and technology do not alone lead to balanced regional and agricultural development. The analytical approaches presented in this book incorporate wide-ranging variables from the urban space of rural regions-markets, towns, service industries, and organizations-that have major impacts on the rural regional economy. These methodologies aim at improving rural regional development processes.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages165
ISBN (Electronic)9781000241600
ISBN (Print)9780367282431
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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