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Conceptual foundations of economic research in rural studies : A proceedings

Creator:

Weber, Bruce, Castle, Emery N., Oakerson, Ronald, Hite, James, Kilkenny, Maureen, and National Rural Studies Committee

Abstract:

The papers in this collection grew out of an organized symposium at the 1998 meetings of the American Agricultural Economics Association: "Conceptual Foundations of Economic Research in Rural Studies." The symposium was organized to provide a forum for discussion of the new frameworks of rural capital and economic geography, to...

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Conference Proceeding
Policy and place: requirements of a successful place-based policy

Creator:

Castle, Emery N. and Weber, Bruce

Abstract:

How does one identify, articulate, and relate the forces and influences at work in different geographic places? A satisfactory answer to this fundamental question is required for the formulation of a place-based public policy. Since 1986 the authors of this paper have been concerned with this question, and have evaluated...

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Working Paper

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in public policy literature relative to local government (Oakerson, 1998). Because local