The American Midwest: Managing Change in Rural Transition

By Norman Walzer

Using data from the 2000 Census, this collection examines the major demographic and employment trends in the rural Midwestern states with special attention to the issues that state and local policy makers must address in the near future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765611228
• ISBN13: 9780765611222
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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Offers the reader a diverse perspective

Compiled and edited by Norman Walzer (Professor of Economics and Directory of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University), The American Midwest: Managing Change In Rural Transition is a collection of essays contributed by a variety of learned authors, gathering together observations on recent socioeconomic trends in rural areas of America. From the aging of the rural population; to the role of agriculture in the Midwest economy; to the impact and competition that modern Internet-based economies have; to the unique knowledge-based challenges essential for ensuring rural prosperity, The American Midwest offers the reader a diverse perspective and is strongly recommended as a welcome contribution to Economics Studies collections and reading lists.