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CALVIN L. BEALE In considering how to introduce the subject of rural population change in st the 21 Century, I ?nd myself re?ecting on my own experience as a demographer for the U. S. Department of Agriculture. When I arrived at the Department, the post-World War II modernization of farming was well under way. Each year, my colleague Gladys Bowles and I had the unpopular task of announcing how much the farm population had decreased in the prior year. It was hard to say that the phenomenon was someone s fault. Dramatic reductions in labor requirements per unit of agricultural output were...

This fascinating book examines rural retirement migration from the older in-migrants perspective and from the vantage point of the destination communities to which they move. This integrated approach permits the authors to view older in-migrants as embedded in environments that facilitate and/or constrain their opportunities for productive living during older age. It also permits the examination of positive and negative effects of older in-migration for destination communities.

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This book contains the latest research on social and economic trends occurring in rural America. It provides a unique focus on rural demography and the interaction between population dynamics and local social and economic change. It is also the first volume on rural population that exploits data from Census 2000

The book highlights major themes transforming contemporary rural areas and each is examined with an expanded overview and case study.

David L. Brown is #1 in helping athletes avoid lifestyle disaster and embarrassing headlines off the field and court. Athlete Career Killer is the first and only twelve-part book series dedicated to providing step-by-step solutions for improving Player Personal Conduct in sports, and are the world's #1 guides that could save your life and athletic career.

This book examines and compares the transformation of rural society and economy in the US and UK during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these transformations for community sustainability, the quality of life, and environmental quality.

Athlete Career Killers is a character-driven, revolutionary, all-in-one book that helps athletes avoid trouble off the field and court. Here's what experts are saying: "Excellent work There are many lessons to be learned in your writings. The best mistakes are the ones YOU never make but can learn lessons from. Your look at "Clubbing and Athletes" should be used as a learner's manual for all athletes trying to find the fine line between living life and competing for a living." --Jay Crawford, Co-Host, ESPN First Take ---------- "Visionary in its conception and scope, and a book whose time...

Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic and environmental roles at a time in which societies are rapidly urbanizing, and the identities of local places are increasingly subsumed by flows of people, information and economic activity across global spaces. However, while the organization of rural life has been fundamentally transformed by institutional and social changes that have occurred since the mid-twentieth century, rural people and communities have proved resilient in the face of these transformations.

This book examines the causes and consequences of...

This fascinating book examines rural retirement migration from the older in-migrants perspective and from the vantage point of the destination communities to which they move. This integrated approach permits the authors to view older in-migrants as embedded in environments that facilitate and/or constrain their opportunities for productive living during older age. It also permits the examination of positive and negative effects of older in-migration for destination communities.

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