Hollowing out the middle : the rural brain drain and what it means for America / Patrick J. Carr, Maria J. Kefalas.

Discusses the hollowing out of small-town America, a phenomenon in which young people graduate from high school and leave their small hometowns, many never to return, and discusses why it is important to the country to keep rural heartland towns growing and thriving.

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Main Author: Carr, Patrick J.
Other Authors: Kefalas, Maria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2009.
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