A Century of Research on Rural Development and Regional Issues

Rural North America has undergone a major economic transformation over the past century due to labor-saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising household incomes. The results are greater rural economic diversity, selected rural population decline, increased rural-urban...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 2010-04, Vol.92 (2), p.522-553
Main Authors: Irwin, Elena G., Isserman, Andrew M., Kilkenny, Maureen, Partridge, Mark D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
amenity-led growth
C67
C68
computable general equilibrium
Economic change
Economic models
Economic reform
Economic theory
Economists
exurban
Farm economics
Innovation
input-output models
Land economics
Land use
land use modeling
Local economy
O18
R14
R23
R58
Research projects
Research trends
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural development
rural development policy
Rural economics
rural economies
rural–urban interdependence
Studies
U.S.A
Urban agriculture
Urban economics
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Summary:Rural North America has undergone a major economic transformation over the past century due to labor-saving technological progress, reductions in transport costs, and rising household incomes. The results are greater rural economic diversity, selected rural population decline, increased rural-urban interdependence, emergent exurban areas, and amenity-led rural growth. We summarize key research insights and provide a selected review of the economics literature over the past 100 years with a focus on this economic transformation of rural places, its implications for rural communities, and key modeling innovations and applications. The many important contributions by agricultural economists are highlighted.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.1093/ajae/aaq008