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Smith, Stephen M. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Discusses service industries' role in developing economies of rural areas. Describes ways service industries generate employment and local income and blend with a local economy. Summarizes survey of contributions to local economies and what attracted them to their communities for 385 service firms in nonmetropolitan Wisconsin. Tables provide…
Descriptors: Community Development, Municipalities, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Appalachia, 1984
Case studies on recreation, tourism, retirement homes, and information processing and distribution centers illustrate service industries subject to deliberate economic stimulation. The panel concludes that Appalachian communities may be missing major opportunities for development due to misunderstandings and "myths" about the economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Development, Emerging Occupations, Futures (of Society)
