Rural Development Perspectives, Vol. 14, No. 2

Douglas Bowers, editor

Rural Development Perspectives No. (ERSRDP14-2) August 1999

About this magazine

Nontechnical articles on the results of new rural research and what those results mean. Shows the practical application of research in rural banking, aging, housing, the nonmetro labor force, poverty, and the effect of farm policies on rural areas.

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Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Frontmatter and Contents

Feature Articles

• Migrants Settling Far and Wide in the Rural West
• Amenities Increasingly Draw People to the Rural West
• Jobs Follow People in the Rural Rocky Mountain West
• Migrants to Oregon in the 1990's: Working Age, Near-Retirees, and Retirees Make Different Destination Choices
• Quality of Life, Nontraditional Income, and Economic Growth: New Development Opportunities for the Rural West
• Employment Growth in the Rural West From 1985 to 1995 Outpaced the Nation
• Wildlife Conservation and Economic Development in the West
• Finding Common Ground on Western Lands
• Water Markets: Implications for Rural Areas of the West

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Updated date: August 1999