A policy to redistribute losses from economic progress

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1961

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Abstract

Article on an economic policy to protect farmers and rural workers from financial losses of job dislocation generated by economic growth and technological changes - suggests assistance for rural migration, disposing of farm assets, acquiring housing, and retraining.

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Meeting: American Farm Economic Association (AFEA), Winter Meeting, 26-29 Dec. 1961, New York, N.Y., US

Keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY, FARMERS, RURAL WORKERS, FINANCIAL LOSS, JOB DISLOCATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, RURAL URBAN MIGRATION, HOUSING, RETRAINING

Citation

Schultz, T. W. (1961). A policy to redistribute losses from economic progress. Journal of Farm Economics, 43(3), 554-565.

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