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Southern Economic Development: Some Views on Research Needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Fred H. Tyner
Fred H. Tyner*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Florida
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The purpose of this paper is to present some ideas on research needs in the area of Southern Economic Development. Discussion is centered on subtopics of agricultural development, industrial development, and research orientation. Exposition is generally in terms of questions posed but unanswered.

The traditional role of agricultural development has been to provide for food and fiber needs with fewer and fewer resources, thus, freeing resources for use in producing other goods and services associated with a higher standard of living.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , December 1969 , pp. 77 - 79
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1969

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