Sentences with phrase «rural economic base»

«Current theory in many fields — economics, history, anthropology — assumed that cities are built upon a rural economic base,» she wrote.

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We've seen tremendous improvement in the economy and at the social level since 1992, the Rawlings regime and that of Kufour all contributed immensely to the growth we seeing, the Mahama administration has added value to what he inherited.The infrastructure development recorded under this government is the highest after Nkrumah, the improvement in the health and education sector can not be downplayed.Policies rolled out by the regime to close the yawning gap between the toiling but highly productive rural folks and city officials is commendable.The IMF director Christie Lagarde was right when she described what we called economic success between 2005 - 2008 as mediocre growth.The base of the economy was still shattered and now being built to restore the confidence of the people.

Rural voters may or may not vote based on their economic interest, but economics in cities have generally deteriorated under Democrat policies, but it hasn't had a noticeable affect on voting preferences.

When Kevin Sweeney left the private sector to join the Foisie Business School in 2012, it didn't take long for him to notice an opportunity to apply WPI's project - based learning model to the socio - economic issues in the region where he used to work: the Pioneer Valley, a mix of urban, rural, and suburban communities in western Massachusetts.

Since school districts are dependent primarily on local property taxes and often have a depressed economic base, this investment helped the Institute demonstrate how important it is for the legislature to increase funding to poor, rural schools in the state.

Her interest areas are the power of public art as mediator between ecology, economics and society; the prioritization of community - based strategies in sustainable urbanization; and building rural - urban linkages in response to economic, environmental and population pressures.

Rural Vermont, a Vermont statewide grassroots organization, works to support an economic policy for Vermont that serves agriculture, natural resource based industries, and small rural business, and provides good jobs, fair wages, decent health care, and housing and transportation for all rural citiRural Vermont, a Vermont statewide grassroots organization, works to support an economic policy for Vermont that serves agriculture, natural resource based industries, and small rural business, and provides good jobs, fair wages, decent health care, and housing and transportation for all rural citirural business, and provides good jobs, fair wages, decent health care, and housing and transportation for all rural citirural citizens.

What is essential are open and informed dialogues around creating economic and social development in Indigenous communities; be they urban, rural or remotely based.

On the basis of Gordon's outstanding reputation, the Minister employed him as his personal adviser on the rural social and economic issues to be addressed by the Unit.