ERIC Number: EJ362763
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Social and Economic Change in Rural Iowa: The Development of Rural Ghettos.
Jacobsen, G. Michael; Albertson, Bonnie Sanderson
Human Services in the Rural Environment, v10 n4, v11 n1 p58-65 Spr-Sum 1987
Rural ghettos are created when proportionately large numbers of unemployed, low income, and elderly residents live in communities located 30 miles or more from communities which can provide the range of goods and services necessary for a decent quality of life. This definition may apply to 300 Iowa towns. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Community Characteristics, Economic Climate, Elementary Secondary Education, Ghettos, Government Role, Health Needs, Human Services, Local Issues, Low Income, Older Adults, Poverty, Quality of Life, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Population, Trend Analysis, Unemployment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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