Nonmetropolitan America in Transition

Table of contents

• Institute for Research in Social Science Monograph Series ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Tables vii
• Figures xiii
• Preface xv
• An Overview 3
• I - The Deconcentration of Population 25
• 1 - Diversity in Post-1970 Population Trends 27
• 2 - Residential Preferences in the United States 72
• 3 - Local Perspectives on Community Growth 116
• II - The Changing Structure of Economic Opportunity 145
• 4 - Agriculture and the Community 147
• 5 - Manufacturing Industry: Trends and Impacts 194
• 6 - The Service Sector 231
• 7 - The Availability of Passenger Transportation 255
• 8 - Energy and Location 285
• III - The Differential Access to Opportunity 357
• 9 - Unemployment and Underemployment 359
• 10 - Poverty: a Human Resource-Income Maintenance Perspective 382
• 11 - Poverty: a Regional Political Economy Perspective 437
• 12 - The Black Population 464
• 13 - The Mexican-American Population 502
• IV - The Distribution of Amenities 549
• 14 - Housing Supply and Demand 551
• 15 - The Provision of Community Services 589
• 16 - Health and Health Services 614
• V - Growth, Environmental Impact, and Planning 643
• 17 - Land-Use Trends 645
• 18 - Environmental Quality and Protection 668
• 19 - Local Governments: Capacity and Will 704
• 20 - Fiscal Status of Local Governments 736
• 21 Public Institutions and the Planning Process 767
• List of Contributors 806
• Index 815

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