ERIC Number: EJ379188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Rural Workers at a Disadvantage in Job Opportunities.
McGranahan, David A.
Rural Development Perspectives, v4 n3 p7-12 Jun 1988
Population distribution and community size make rural areas better suited to production than managerial jobs. Production jobs, however, are threatened by business cycles, foreign competition and technological displacement, more so than by education levels of rural workers. Links outmigration in rural areas to low wages. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Community Size, Demography, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Industry, Labor Economics, Managerial Occupations, Manufacturing Industry, Metropolitan Areas, Population Distribution, Population Trends, Rural Areas, Rural to Urban Migration, Trend Analysis, Urban Areas, Wages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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