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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Root, Kenneth A.. |
| Rural communities in the Upper Midwest continue to experience economic restructuring, caused not only by area agricultural changes, but also by mining and local manufacturing shutdowns. Focusing on two states, Minnesota and North Dakota, this study details the repercussions, and response, of five rural communities to the downsizing or closure of a major employer. The five community case studies represent a range of industries in which there were employment losses, diversity in community size, proximity to other labor markets, as well as multiple and varied use of adjustment techniques local leaders used in their response to community job loss. The communities studied were selected from more than 40 communities in the two states that had experienced a... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Economic restructuring; Downsizing; Closure; Community case studies; Economic development organization; Lead time to closure/downsizing; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23383 |
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| Leistritz, F. Larry; Knapp, Tim; Root, Kenneth A.; Walzer, Norman. |
| Rural communities across the United States have been undergoing dramatic economic restructuring. As a result, many rural communities are struggling to recover from the closure or downsizing of manufacturing facilities and to implement economic development programs. The goal of this study was to gain new insights into community, organizational, and economic factors that underlie effective rural community response to economic distress. The study covers communities with populations between 500 and 10,000 in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Data come from a survey of local government officials of all towns in the six states with populations between 500 and 10,000. Surveys were mailed to 2,118 towns during the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51162 |
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