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Beyond the Rural-Urban Dichotomy: Essay in Honor of Professor A.M. Isserman

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  • Peter Schaeffer

    (Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University)

  • Mulugeta Kahsai

    (Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University)

  • Randall Jackson

    (Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University)

Abstract

Rural and urban regions are interconnected and form one system. Changes in one region therefore also affect others. This is particularly true for a force as large and pervasive as urbanization which resulted in massive rural and urban economic restructuring and geographic realignment of rural–urban boundaries. Until the mid-twentieth century, rural could be considered the opposite of urban, but in the process of urbanization, economic and social structures of rural and urban regions became more similar. However, perceptions and attitudes often survive long after conditions that shaped them have changed. In this article, the authors explain why attention to proper definitions of rural and urban is important to policymaking and analysis. The authors use ideas, definitions, and empirical results based in large part on A. M. Isserman’s research to highlight the importance of his rural research and to honor his memory.

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  • Peter Schaeffer & Mulugeta Kahsai & Randall Jackson, 2012. "Beyond the Rural-Urban Dichotomy: Essay in Honor of Professor A.M. Isserman," Working Papers Research Paper 2012-06, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.
  • Handle: RePEc:rri:wpaper:2012rp06
    DOI: 10.1177/0160017612449981
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    1. Peter Schaeffer & Scott Loveridge & Stephan Weiler, 2014. "Urban and Rural," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 28(1), pages 3-4, February.
    2. Kenneth M. Johnson & Daniel T. Lichter, 2020. "Metropolitan Reclassification and the Urbanization of Rural America," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(5), pages 1929-1950, October.

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