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The Changing Rural Policy Context: Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Steven E. Hastings  and
Gerald L. Cole
Steven E. Hastings
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19717–1303
Gerald L. Cole
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19717–1303
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Abstract

This paper discusses a paper presented by Stephen Smith at the 1995 annual meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. Smith presented key issues that have changed the context for rural development policy in the United States. We propose that the induced innovation model of economic development can be used to identify a variety of ways that LGU's can contribute to developing and delivering appropriate rural economic development programs. These ways include assisting rural communities in identifying comparative advantage, identifying and/or providing relevant resource persons, delivering appropriate educational programs and conducting research on important issues. The success of LGU's in these areas will depend on their willingness to undertake these activities and their ability to recognize and adapt to current to future economic and social realities affecting rural America.

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Invited Presentation
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , October 1995 , pp. 146 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © 1995 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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