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Agricultural Districts: A Compromise Approach to Agricultural Preservation
Author(s) -
Conklin H. E.,
Bryant W. R.
Publication year - 1974
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 - 10.2307/1238615
Subject(s) - compromise , agriculture , speculation , continuance , rural district , business , agricultural land , agricultural economics , economics , geography , political science , law , socioeconomics , finance , archaeology
New York's Agricultural District Law contains a series of interrelated provisions designed to encourage the continuance of agriculture under conditions in which urban scatteration and consequent speculation would otherwise prematurely destroy it. Other states with similar rural land use problems may find New York's experience helpful.