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The Need for the Systems Approach to Rural Development Research*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Luther Tweeten
Luther Tweeten*
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Oklahoma State University
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Problems of low income, high incidence of poverty, inadequate or expensive community services, net out-migration and high dependency rates in rural areas are now well documented and widely recognized. Not so well recognized is, “What can be done about these problems?” This paper suggests systems analysis to answer this question. Following a description of the systems approach to planning, a case is made for applying such an approach to rural development. Finally, some new observations are presented on the economic payoff from various public programs suitable for inclusion in systems planning.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , July 1974 , pp. 43 - 52
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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Oklahoma State Agricultural Experiment Station Article No. 131.

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