Accounting and rural rehabilitation in New Deal America

Globalization and rural America;

Globalization has been a great benefit to rural America in that it has opened overseas markets for its agriculture. Yet, there is growing concern that U.S. rural communities will lose not only their share of agricultural trade but also nonfarm jobs to global competition. This article examines how they can remain competitive relative to low-income countries. ESSAYS ON ISSUES THE FEDERAL RESERVE ...

Hispanics in Rural America

Of all minority groups in the 1980’s, Hispanics had the greatest numerical growth in rural areas and in the United States as a whole. Although only a small percentage (8.5 percent) of all Hispanics lived in rural counties, those who did were concentrated in the Southwest. Such concentration made them an important minority, and in some cases a majority, in rural counties of that region. The pove...

Aging in Rural America

While many recent publications have explored aging in rival America, virtually none have examined differences within a Iaral environment in terms of public policy issues. It is very likely, however, that residing on a farm has different consequences than residing in a village. The elderly in the country may be particularly disadvantaged when they are compared to their town counterparts because ...

Going Digital in Rural America

These simple thoughts—pros and cons—provide few guidelines for rural residents or policymakers. More useful is the distinction made by Mikel Landabaso, whose perspective on the development of lessdeveloped regions groups requirements for development into those that are necessary and those that are sufficient. The necessary conditions are basic physical infrastructure and human resources with a ...

Rural Poverty in Latin America