02736oam 2200577I 450 991095711030332120251117081347.01-315-49839-11-315-49841-31-315-49840-510.4324/9781315498416 (CKB)3710000000748757(MiAaPQ)EBC4586816(Au-PeEL)EBL4586816(CaPaEBR)ebr11235152(CaONFJC)MIL938124(OCoLC)953661538(OCoLC)956466748(FINmELB)ELB139326(BIP)63353396(BIP)8094955(EXLCZ)99371000000074875720180706e20152003 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe American Midwest managing change in rural transition /edited by Norman Walzer1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (319 pages) illustrations"First published 2003 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.0-7656-1122-8 0-7656-1121-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. Major issues and concerns -- pt. 3. Possible remedies.The rural Midwest is undergoing fundamental changes with increased competition from foreign agriculture; employment shifts from higher-paying manufacturing to lower-paying service industries; the displacement of local small town business by large discount stores and shopping malls; overall population declines that threaten the viability of schools, hospitals, and other public institutions, along with an influx of minority groups that has led to strife in some communities. Using data from the 2000 Census, this collection examines the major demographic and employment trends in the rural Midwestern states with special attention to the issues that state and local policy makers must address in the near future. The contributors are well known experts in their fields, and in these original, previously unpublished materials they offer suggestions on how the Internet and other technological advances offer new opportunities for rural economies that local leaders can build on.Sociology, RuralMiddle WestMiddle WestRural conditionsMiddle WestEconomic conditionsSociology, Rural307.72/0977Walzer Norman141225MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957110303321The American Midwest4477030UNINA