Rural regional governance in the United States: the case of the Resource Conservation and Development Program

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dc.contributor.author Lu, Max
dc.contributor.author Jacobs, John C.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-02T21:59:11Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-02T21:59:11Z
dc.date.issued 2013-01-23
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15739
dc.description.abstract Rural governance has drawn considerable attention from both local government officials and scholars in the United States since the early 1990s. It is touted as a way to mitigate the limitations of the traditional government unit-based approaches to problem solving and decision making and to foster partnerships across both jurisdictional boundaries and sectors (public, private, and nonprofit). Established in 1962, the Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides a unique model of rural regional governance. Acting as a coalition of governments, private businesses, individuals, and interest groups, the RC&D program provides the flexibility needed to deal with issues at the appropriate spatial scale. It incorporates aspects of both grassroots and governmental organizations and can bring together local interests and expertise with governmental policy and support in service provision, problem solving, and economic development. The approach does not necessarily entail loss of power on the part of the state, but it does provide a mechanism for local people to exercise their agency, to tackle their problems, and to decide which elements of their lives they want to sustain. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.relation.uri http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2013.00187.x en_US
dc.rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). en_US
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dc.subject Governance en_US
dc.subject Resource Conservation and Development program en_US
dc.subject Rural development en_US
dc.title Rural regional governance in the United States: the case of the Resource Conservation and Development Program en_US
dc.type Article (publisher version) en_US
dc.date.published 2013 en_US
dc.citation.doi 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2013.00187.x en_US
dc.citation.epage 99 en_US
dc.citation.issue 1 en_US
dc.citation.jtitle The Geographical Review en_US
dc.citation.spage 80 en_US
dc.citation.volume 103 en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid maxlu en_US


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