Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... areas . Even in the completely rural counties that were not adjacent to a metropolitan area , 17 percent of the ... urban technology into rural areas and the consequent closer occupational similarity of rural and urban workers lends ...
... areas . Even in the completely rural counties that were not adjacent to a metropolitan area , 17 percent of the ... urban technology into rural areas and the consequent closer occupational similarity of rural and urban workers lends ...
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... areas falls far below that in urban areas for blacks as well as whites . Median family income in both 1960 and 1970 was lowest among rural - farm blacks and highest among urban blacks , while rural - nonfarm blacks ranked in between ...
... areas falls far below that in urban areas for blacks as well as whites . Median family income in both 1960 and 1970 was lowest among rural - farm blacks and highest among urban blacks , while rural - nonfarm blacks ranked in between ...
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... urban areas . Under most antipoverty programs , Indian communities and reservations have been included among areas eligible for participation . The development of the natural resources of the Indian reservations and their ...
... urban areas . Under most antipoverty programs , Indian communities and reservations have been included among areas eligible for participation . The development of the natural resources of the Indian reservations and their ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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