Community-ness of a major economic development effort in a biracial community of Alabama

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-169

  Zekeri, Andrew A ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; RURAL AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033121156     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(98)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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