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Employment Stability and the Role of Sectoral Dominance in Rural Economies

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  • Christopher Fawson
  • Dawn Thilmany
  • John E. Keith

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Rural development has received renewed attention, particularly in the West, where there are opportunities for enhancing tourism in communities once reliant on extractive resources. The historical focus of rural development has been on economic growth, with little concern about the sustainability or socioeconomic impacts of such growth. This study analyzes and discusses the employment dynamics of rural economies with varying employment bases to illustrate some possible impacts of targeting specific employment sectors as part of a rural economic development strategy. The empirical research focuses on the rural counties of Utah, where the trade and service sectors associated with increased tourism and retirement communities have been rapidly expanding throughout the past two decades. Copyright 1998, Oxford University Press.

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  • Christopher Fawson & Dawn Thilmany & John E. Keith, 1998. "Employment Stability and the Role of Sectoral Dominance in Rural Economies," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 80(3), pages 521-533.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:80:y:1998:i:3:p:521-533
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    1. Tzu-Ling Huang & Peter F. Orazem & Darin Wohlgemuth, 2002. "Rural Population Growth, 1950–1990: The Roles of Human Capital, Industry Structure, and Government Policy," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 84(3), pages 615-627.
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    7. Todd M. Gabe, 2007. "Local Economic Instability and Business Location: The Case of Maine," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 83(3), pages 398-411.

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