Reviving Rural America - Toward Policies for Resilience

"We often hear about the modern economic and political tensions brought on by the so-called urban/rural divide. This book shows how law and policy contribute to rural challenges, debunking myths about rural people and places and evoking an alternative and more resilient future for all"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The foundational myths: the myths of rural hyper-simplicity, rural hyper-complexity, and rural immateriality; 3. The myth of rural empowerment; 4. The myth of rural unsustainability; 5. The myth of rural decline; 6. The myth of rural radicalism; 7. The myth of rural whiteness; 8. The myth of rural obsolescence.

About the author

Ann M. Eisenberg is Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law, where her research examines how law shapes rural communities, with a focus on livelihoods and natural resources.

Summary

We often hear about the modern economic and political tensions brought on by the so-called urban/rural divide. This book shows how law and policy contribute to rural challenges, debunking myths about rural people and places and evoking an alternative and more resilient future for all.

Product details

• Authors: Ann M. Eisenberg, Ann M. (West Virginia University Colleg Eisenberg
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781108834018
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83401-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Sociology, LAW / General, International Law, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Human Geography, Environment law, Law and society, sociology of law