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Rural Manpower Service Activities--A Progress Report
Sturt, Daniel W. – Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Programs, Labor Utilization, Living Standards
Quality of Life in Rural Areas: Processes of Divergence and Convergence
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Spellerberg, Annette; Huschka, Denis; Habich, Roland – Social Indicators Research, 2007
In Germany, processes can be observed that have long been out of keeping with the principle of equality of opportunity. Unemployment is concentrated in the structurally weak peripheral areas, in Eastern Germany in particular; emigration of young and better-educated people to the West is not diminishing, but contrary to expectation is again on the…
Descriptors: Living Standards, Quality of Life, Birth Rate, Professional Training
Achieving Equity in Rural America
Lovell, Malcolm R., Jr. – Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Describes the growing federal commitment to provide government services for rural areas comparable to those available in urban areas. (BH)
Descriptors: Employment Services, Federal Programs, Government Role, Living Standards
Socio-Economic Review of Appalachia. Appalachia Then and Now: An Update of "The Realities of Deprivation" Reported to the President in 1964. Revised.
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Isserman, Andrew M. – 1996
The 1964 Report of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission reinforced the popular image of Appalachia--low income, high poverty, limited education, poor living standards, job deficits, high unemployment, outmigration, stagnation, and decline. Current data indicate that conditions in Appalachia have improved greatly: the percentage of…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, High School Graduates