Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests
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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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Iowa
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-4827,2473-9006
DOI: 10.17077/0003-4827.1313