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Besser, Terry L.; Recker, Nicholas; Agnitsch, Kerry – Rural Sociology, 2008
Economic shocks are sudden events causing a significant impact on the local economy. Disaster community literature predicts that community outcomes from shocks will depend on the kind of shock. Consensus crisis shocks will be followed by increases in social capital and quality of life. Corrosive community shocks will result in declines in these…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Municipalities, Quality of Life, Social Capital