Rural economics is the study of rural economies. Rural economies include both

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl ...

and non-agricultural industries, so rural economics has broader concerns than

agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and Natural fiber, fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of econom ...

which focus more on

food system The term food system describes the interconnected systems and processes that influence nutrition, food, health, community development, and agriculture. A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growi ...

Rural development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of ...

and finance attempt to solve larger challenges within rural economics. These economic issues are often connected to the migration from rural areas due to lack of economic activities and

rural poverty Rural poverty refers to poverty in rural areas, including factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the poverty found there.Janvry, A. de, E. Sadoulet, and R. Murgai. 2002“Rural Development and Rural Pol ...

. Some interventions have been very successful in some parts of the world, with

rural electrification Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Rural communities are suffering from colossal market failures as the national grids fall short of their demand for electricity. As of 2017, over 1 billion ...

and rural tourism providing anchors for transforming economies in some rural areas. These challenges often create rural-urban income disparities. Rural spaces add new challenges for economic analysis that require an understanding of

economic geography Economic geography is the subfield of human geography which studies economic activity and factors affecting them. It can also be considered a subfield or method in economics. There are four branches of economic geography. There is, primary sect ...

: for example understanding of size and spatial distribution of production and household units and interregional trade,

land use Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods. Land use by humans has a long ...

, and how low population density effects government policies as to development, investment, regulation, and transportation.• John W. Mellor (2008). "agriculture and economic development," ''The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics'', 2nd Edition
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, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, ed. (1993). ''Economics of Rural Organization: Theory, Practice and Policy''. Oxford University Press for the World Bank.
• William A. Galston and Karen Baehler (1995). ''Rural Development in the United States: Connecting Theory, Practice, and Possibilities''. Wash., D.C.: Island Press
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br /> • Alan Okagaki, Kris Palmer, and Neil S. Mayer (1998). ''Strengthening Rural Economics''. Wash., D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

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Issues

Rural development

Electrification

Rural flight

Rural poverty

Important sectors

Agriculture

Peasantry

Tourism

References

* Thomas Nixon Carver (1911). ''Principles of Rural Economics''. Chapter links, pp
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* John Ise (1920). "What is Rural Economics," ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'', 34(2), pp
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* Yves Léon (2005). "Rural Development in Europe: A Research Frontier for Agricultural Economists," ''European Review of Agricultural Economics'', 32(3), pp. 301–317
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{cbignore, bot=medic * Ida J. Terluin and Jaap H. Post, ed. (2001). ''Employment Dynamics in Rural Europe''
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