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Rural America at the Turn of the Century: One Analyst's Perspective

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  • Freshwater, David

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The last 100 years have ushered in major change to the countryside. Once a majority, rural people are now a minority, while farmers have become a minority even in rural areas. Mines have opened and closed, creating and then eliminating communities. Forests have been harvested and restored. And in some rural regions, a wave of manufacturing has swept in and then largely disappeared. At the turn of the 21st century, one thing is clear: rural areas will not return to the way they were. If rural people and places are to benefit from ongoing changes, rural advocates must build coalitions, gain urban support, and promote sound policies.

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  • Freshwater, David, 2000. "Rural America at the Turn of the Century: One Analyst's Perspective," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 15(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:289466
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289466
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    1. Freshwater, David, 2021. "The main forces affecting rural regions in 2020," International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (IJAGST), SvedbergOpen, vol. 189(4), February.
    2. Freshwater, David, 2007. "Rural Development and the Declining Coherence of Rural Policy: An American and Canadian Perspective," Staff Papers 42314, University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics.

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