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Industrial Development in a Depressed Area: Male-Female Differences in Attitudes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Nancy Stout-Wiegand ,
Dennis K. Smith  and
Saba Jallow
Nancy Stout-Wiegand
Affiliation:
Agricultural Economics, Division of Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6108
Dennis K. Smith
Affiliation:
Agricultural Economics, Division of Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6108
Saba Jallow
Affiliation:
Agricultural Economics, Division of Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6108
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The primary objective of this research was to examine attitudes toward industrial development activities in a depressed rural county, and to document differences in those attitudes between men and women residents of the area.

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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 154 - 160
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Copyright © 1985 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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