The Case for Rural America - Brossura

Mueller, J. Tom

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ISBN 10: 1469691523 ISBN 13: 9781469691527

Casa editrice: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2025

Riassunto

Rural America is at a crossroads: either it will manage to sustain itself long-term, or—as current trends suggest—it will continue to disappear through depopulation and urbanization. There have been calls for economic redevelopment, but even with these proposals, J. Tom Mueller argues that policymakers, politicians, and academics rarely make a clear case for why rural America matters and is worth saving in the first place. In this provocative book, Mueller meets these issues head-on by presenting a critique of conventional economic development efforts while also articulating why rural America is worthy of preservation.

The Case for Rural America outlines the actions necessary to save our rural places and the people who live there. By suggesting approaches that would benefit urban populations as well as rural—such as establishing a universal basic income and implementing single-payer healthcare—Mueller offers a nuanced understanding of the complex needs of rural America while providing solutions that would benefit us all.

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Informazioni sull'autore

J. Tom Mueller is assistant professor of population health and director of the Kansas Center for Rural Health at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1469691523
• ISBN 13: 9781469691527
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile