2004-11-29 
2004-10-21 FARM LEADERSHIP 2004-10-21 Dr. Franz FISCHLER - COPA/COGECA Presidium/Annual Congress of European Agriculture 2004-10-21 Organic farming and the new common agricultural policy Dr Franz Fischler Preparing a Rural Communityfor Value-Added Development:Attitudes, Leadership, and Visioning
(2004-10-21 13:01:20)
Preparing a Rural Community
for Value-Added Development:
Attitudes, Leadership, and Visioning
Milt Green
(Milt Green, is an Area Economics/Community Development Agent, University of Wyoming.)
KEYWORDS: economic development, communication, network, environment
Significant differences exist between rural communities with respect to effectiveness in economic development. Some communities appear to have the innate ability to easily mobilize resources while others never seem to get organized enough to manage the resources of the community. Some communities seem to adapt very well to an economic decision that results in a negative impact for a major employer resulting in plant closures and high unemployment while other communities are devastated by the same decision. The key difference ... continue