Rural transformations and rural policies in the US and UK / edited by Mark Shucksmith ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shucksmith, Mark.

Series:

Routledge studies in development and society ; 30.

Routledge studies in development and society ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--United States.

Rural development.

Rural development--Great Britain.

Sociology, Rural.

United States--Rural conditions.

United States.

Great Britain--Rural conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these trends and changes for community sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities continue to contribute to national identity, economic development and social solidarity, as well as to environmental quality. Contributors explore the degree to which rural people exhibit agency and autonomy, rather than being merely passive in the face of exogenous forces of change in a globalised world. They also illuminate very different policy approaches to rural policy in two advanced capitalist societies often thought to be similar, and show how fundamental differences in rural policy approaches of the US and the UK are based on different social ideologies and values that shape policies relating to rural areas. This book will help to stimulate transatlantic dialogue on rural scholarship and rural policy analysis, while also contributing to theory and policy development. It will be of interest to researchers, students and everyone involved in the policy and practice of rural development."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1. Rural Transformations: Conceptual and Policy Issues; 2. The Agency of Rural Research in Comparative Context; Part II: Socio-Economic Change; 3. Migration and Urban-Rural Population Redistribution in the UK and US; 4. Demographic Ageing in Rural Areas: Insights from the UK and US; 5. Conceptualizing Contemporary Immigrant Integration in the Rural United States and United Kingdom

6. Rural Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United States and the United Kingdom7. Rural Economic Transformations in the UK and US; 8. Entrepreneurial Behaviour among Rural In-Migrants; 9. Local Food Systems and Networks in the US and the UK: Community Development Considerations for Rural Areas; Part III: Governance; 10. Policy Affecting Rural People, Economies and Communities; 11. The Evolution of Agriculture and Agricultural Policy in the UK and US; 12. Agri-Environmental Policy, Rural Environments and Forks in the Road: A Comparative Analysis of the US and the UK

13. Nature Conservation and Environmental Management: Working Landscapes in Adirondack Park, US, and Cairngorms National Park, UK14. Regionalism and Rural Policy; 15. Rural Governance: Participation, Power and Possibilities for Action; 16. Constructing the Rural-Urban Interface: Place Still Matters in a Highly Mobile Society; Annex: The Statistical Measurement of Urban and Rural Residence in the UK and US; Contributors; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-50274-2

1-136-50275-0

0-203-14427-9

9780203144275

OCLC:

798532410