Premium
The Appalachian Program: Progress, Problems, and Outlook
Author(s) -
Nesius Ernest J.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1236692
Subject(s) - appalachian region , appalachia , computer science , geology , geography , physical geography , paleontology
APPALACHIA is important as a region' because a very great gap exists between its stage of socioeconomic development and other developed regions; moreover, this gap is widening rather than closing. The problem, therefore, is first to arrest the spread in the gap, and, second, to find means, over some span of time, to narrow it. The conscience of an affluent nation is disturbed and it wants to solve, right now, the problems it permitted to develop over the past three to five generations. Therefore, now is the time for an extraordinary effort to bring about adjustment in socioeconomic progress. Also, now is the time for a comprehensive research effort which relates culture, socioeconomic goals, and the use of nature's resources for a well-distributed and satisfactory level of income. The objectives of this paper will be to review the highlights of various research findings, to surface some overlooked factors in dealing with the region, and to dwell on the outlook for the region.