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Hollowing out the middle : the rural brain drain and what it means for America / Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Beacon Press, c2009.Description: xiv, 239 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0807041718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0807042382 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780807041710 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780807042380 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Rural brain drain and what it means for America
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Contents:
Introduction: The heartland and the rural youth exodus -- The achievers -- The stayers -- The seekers -- The returners -- Conclusion: What can be done to save small towns?
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 307.760973 C312 Available 33111007153154
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text is an intimate and provocative look at the largely unknown challenges facing the depopulating middle of the nation. Although they conclude that there is hope for the rebuilding of America's small towns, the future will have to look very different from the present.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The heartland and the rural youth exodus -- The achievers -- The stayers -- The seekers -- The returners -- Conclusion: What can be done to save small towns?

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