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Publication Date: 1988
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Rural Manufacturing Gets Mixed Reviews.
Bloomquist, Leonard E.
Rural Development Perspectives, v4 n3 p22-30 Jun 1988
Examines trends in nature of work and workers' educational achievement levels in rural and urban regions. While most rural industries specialize in "routine" manufacturing, the South and West have grown in "complex" (often high-tech) manufacturing jobs. Suggests key to growth of complex jobs is worker education. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assembly (Manufacturing), Differences, Difficulty Level, Education Work Relationship, Geographic Regions, Manufacturing Industry, Mass Production, Regional Characteristics, Rural Development, Rural Economics, Rural Education, Rural Urban Differences, Skilled Workers, Technological Advancement, Unskilled Workers, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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