Networking in Rural America

Networking with E-commerce in Rural America

Rural businesses often face substantial hurdles in participating in today’s economy. Many rural businesses are small and find it difficult to marshal the resources needed to compete in the new digital economy. And remoteness often hinders many rural businesses as they try to gain access to the capital, infrastructure, and technology needed to operate in today’s global and instantaneous marketpl...

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