Rural America in a Globalizing World
Problems and Prospects for the 2010's
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Rural, Political Science
| Author: | Elizabeth Ransom | ISBN: | 9781940425122 |
| Publisher: | West Virginia University Press | Publication: | August 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | West Virginia University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Ransom |
| ISBN: | 9781940425122 |
| Publisher: | West Virginia University Press |
| Publication: | August 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | West Virginia University Press |
| Language: | English |
This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010’s, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas.
The chapters in this volume represent the expertise of an influential group of scholars in rural sociology and related social sciences. Its five sections address the changing structure of North American agriculture, natural resources and the environment, demographics, diversity, and quality of life in rural communities.
This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010’s, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas.
The chapters in this volume represent the expertise of an influential group of scholars in rural sociology and related social sciences. Its five sections address the changing structure of North American agriculture, natural resources and the environment, demographics, diversity, and quality of life in rural communities.
