Research Catalog

Title

Rural employment : an international perspective / edited by Ray D. Bollman and John M. Bryden.

Publication

Oxon, UK ; New York : CAB International, in association with the Canadian Rural Restructuring Foundation, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Bollman, Ray D.
• Bryden, J. M. (John M.)

Description

xiv, 465 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

• Rural industries > Employees > Case studies > Congresses
• Rural youth > Employment > Congresses
• Rural youth > Employment > Case studies > Congresses
• Employment (Economic theory) > Congresses
• Rural industries > Employees > Congresses
• Rural conditions > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. International Perspectives on Rural Employment: Introductory Propositions / Philip Ehrensaft -- Ch. 2. Rural Employment in OECD Countries: Structure and Dynamics of Regional Labour Markets / Heino von Meyer -- Ch. 3. Employment and Population Dynamics in OECD Countries: An Intraregional Approach / Eleonore Irmen -- Ch. 4. Structure and Trends of Rural Employment: Canada in the Context of OECD Countries / Ron Cunningham and Ray D. Bollman -- Ch. 5. Rural Employment in EU Finland / Kari Grohn -- Ch. 6. Education and Regional Employment in the 1980s: Comparisons among OECD Member Countries / David A. McGranahan and Kathleen Kassel -- Ch. 7. Rural Urban Differences in Youth Transition to Adulthood / E. Dianne Looker -- Ch. 8. Youth in the Periphery: Education, Jobs and a Place to Live / Geir Inge Orderud -- Ch. 9. De-mythologizing Rural Youth Exodus / David Hajesz and Shirley P. Dawe --
• Ch. 10. Two Contexts, One Outcome: The Importance of Lifestyle Choice in Creating Rural Jobs in Canada and Sweden / Lars Olof Persson, Erik Westholm and Tony Fuller -- Ch. 11. Commuting: Its Importance for Rural Employment Analysis / Friedrich Schindegger and Cornelia Krajasits -- Ch. 12. The Relationships between Occupational and Residential Urban-to-Rural Migration / Michel Blanc and Gabriel Tahar -- Ch. 13. Commuting and Rural Employment on the Canadian Prairies / Jack Stabler and Richard C. Rounds -- Ch. 14. Rural Employment Issues in the Periurban Fringe / Andrew Errington -- Ch. 15. Occupational Stratification of Rural Commuting / Milford B. Green and Stephen P. Meyer -- Ch. 16. Establishment Structure, Job Flows and Rural Employment / Olaf Foss -- Ch. 17. The Vitality of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Rural Quebec / Andre Joyal --
• Ch. 18. Entrepreneurial Dynamism in Quebec: Strong but Unevenly Distributed Across the Province / Marc-Urbain Proulx and Nathalie Riverin -- Ch. 19. Rural Employment Alternatives: Wage Work Versus Self-Employment Among Rural Households / Jill L. Findeis, Leif Jensen and Gretchen Cornwell -- Ch. 20. Self-employment in Rural Virginia / Judith I. Stallmann and Bageshwari Sherchand -- Ch. 21. The Changing Role of Agriculture in Rural Employment / Jaap Post and Ida Terluin -- Ch. 22. Employment in Agriculture and Closely Related Industries in Rural Areas: Structure and Change, 1981-1991 / Sylvain Cloutier -- Ch. 23. Trends in Rural Policy: The Employment Issue / Christian Huillet -- Ch. 24. Policy Alternatives for Stimulating Rural Employment / David Freshwater -- Ch. 25. Designing Employment Policy: The Importance of Recognizing Territory / Kirsten Agerup -- Ch. 26. Employment Policies and Economic Restructuring in the Canadian North: Roots of a Paradox / Scott McLean --
• Ch. 27. Informal Rural Networks: Their Contribution to "Making a Living" and Creating Rural Employment / Bill Reimer -- Ch. 28. Niche Markets, Niche Marketing and Rural Employment / Heather A. Clemenson and Bernard Lane -- Ch. 29. Tourism: A Potential Source of Rural Employment / Jean-Claude Bontron and Nadine Lasnier -- Ch. 30. Rural Employment and the Information Highway / John Bryden.

ISBN

085199198X (alk. paper)

LCCN

97008471

OCLC

• 36656407
• ocm36656407

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Columbia University Libraries