Effects of tourism-related cooperatives on community development in Appalachia

Rising poverty rates, increases in joblessness, and the depletion of traditional means of livelihood (such as agriculture and large industry), are all forces working to diminish the ability for the rural Appalachian to make a living (Appalachian Regional Commission, 1993). Many rural development pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGehee, Nancy G.
Other Authors: Sociology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43444
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063350/