From combines to computers rural services and development in the age of information technology

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Hauptverfasser: Glasmeier, Amy K. (VerfasserIn), Howland, Marie (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Albany State Univ. of New York Press 1995
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series, the new inequalities
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adam_text Contents List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xix 1. Introduction 1 Why a Concern about Services Now? 4 The Transformation of the Structure 7 of the U.S. Economy The Role of Services in Rural America: 10 An Outline of the Book The Current Rural Situation 17 2. Rural Services in an Age of Information 21 Technology: Definitions, Theories, and Empirical Evidence Defining Services 22 Social Change and the Growth 28 of Services The Growth Experience of Services in 32 Peripheral Areas What the Service Sector Means for 35 Development in Rural Areas Models of Service Industry Development 43 and Location Conclusion 52 vi Contents 3. Rural Services: A New Source 55 of Export Led Development or a Continuing Dependence on Traditional Sectors? Manufacturing s Experience 56 An Overview of Services Growth 62 in America The Top Ten Job Generating 63 Industries: A Comparison of the National and Rural Experiences Percentage Change in Services at 72 the National Level Economic Diversity and the Structure 81 of Services Services as a Share of Total Rural 84 Employment Conclusion 92 4. Producer Services: Back Offices, 99 Niche Markets, New Exports? The National View of Complex 103 Corporate Activities Patterns of Growth in Export Oriented 109 Producer Services Conclusion 113 5. Rural Computer Services in an 125 International Economy Computer Services: The Expectation 125 Overview of Rural Computer Services 126 Computer Programming in 127 Rural Economies Contents vi Data Entry and Processing in 137 Rural Economies Conclusion 154 6. The Changing Face of Banking in 157 Rural Communities Competitive Context Steers Structural 160 Changes and Market Orientation The Case Studies 168 Discussion of the Case Studies and 186 Their Implications Conclusion 195 7. The Transformation of the 197 Residentiary Sector: From Local Services to Branch Operations Retail Services 199 Case Study: Olney, Illinois 211 Consumer Services 213 Conclusion 215 8. Conclusions 221 The Service Economy in 221 Rural America Implications for Development Practice 221 Strategies for Rural Service Exporters 226 Implications for Development Theory 228 Appendix I: Geographic System 231 Used to Identify Rural Areas Appendix II: Data Sources and 233 Limitations viii Contents The Organizational Basis of County 234 Business Patterns, Recent Revisions and Classification Changes USEEM Dataset 236 Notes 243 Bibliography 257 Index 277 Figures 5 1 Employment Share by Location: 128 Computer Programming 5 2 Employment Share by Location, 1986: 128 Data Processing and Entry 5 3 Employment Share by Location, 1986: 129 Firms Not Elsewhere Classified 5 4 Population Share by Location, 1986: 129 Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan 5 5 Reason for Selecting Location 134 5 6 Advantage of Location 134 5 7 Disadvantages of Rural Location 134 5 8 Location of Markets 135 5 9 Do You Have Plans to Relocate? 135 6 1 State Branch Banking Laws as of 1986 167 6 2 Geographical Reach of Case Study Banks 171 Tables 3 1 National Manufacturing Change in 58 Employment, 1974 1985 3 2 Rural Manufacturing Change in 60 Employment, 1974 1985 3 3 Growth in National Employment, 63 Services and Producer Services Industries, 1974 1985 3 4 Share of All Job Gains, Services 63 and Producer Services for the Nation and Rural Counties, 1974 1985 3 5 Share of Service Job Gains in Producer 64 Services, 1974 1985 3 6 Distribution of Service Employment 64 by Types of Service, 1985 3 7 National Employment, top Ten Service 65 Industries, 1974 1985 3 8 Rural Employment, Top Ten Service 66 Industries, 1974 1985 3 9 Services with High Employment 68 Concentrations Relative to Population in Rural Areas 3 10 Share of Employment by City 70 Size, in All Six Study States, 1986 xii Tables 3 11 Top Ten Service Sectors 75 Experiencing the Largest Percentage Job Gains in Rural Areas, 1974 1985 3 12 Share of All Employment Change 76 Attributable to the Top Ten Service Sectors Experiencing the Largest Percentage Change:The Nation and Rural Areas, 1974 1985 3 13 Employment Growth in Adjacent 78 Rural Counties, Services and Producer Services Industries, 1974 1985 3 14 Top Ten Service Sectors Experiencing 78 the Largest Absolute Job Gains in Rural Adjacent Counties, 1974 1985 3 15 Employment Growth in Nonadjacent 79 Rural Counties, Services and Producer Services Industries, 1974 1985 3 16 Top Ten Service Industries 80 Experiencing the Largest Employment Job Gains in Nonadjacent Rural Counties, 1974 1985 3 17 Services as a Share of All 85 Employment in Rural County Types, 1985 3 18 Ranking of Largest Ten Industries 94 for Rural County Types (absolute employment): The United States, 1985 Tables xii 3 19 Ranking of Top Ten Industries 96 for Rural County Types (absolute Change): The United States, 1985 4 1 Definition of Producer Services 100 4 2 Shift Share Analysis of Employment 106 Change for Producer Services in Each Urban Rural Area between 1974 and 1985 4 3 Growth Rates by Type of County, 107 All Services in Six Study states 4 4 Employment Growth Rate for 108 Producer Services in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, by Type of County, 1980 1986 4 5 Ratio of Producer Service 108 Employment to Population Relative to the National Ratio, 1980 to 1986 4 6 Annual Average Employment 109 Growth Rates by City Size in All Services in Six Study States 4 7 Producer Service Employment 110 Growth Rates by City Size in All Six Study States 4 8 Decentralization of Export Oriented 114 Services, Share of State Employment by Region 4 9 The Spatial Distribution of More 116 Market Oriented Producer Services xiv Tables 4 10 Share of Each Region s Producer 120 Service Employment in Independent, Headquarters, Subsidiary, and Branch Establishments, 1980 and 1986 4 11 Sources of Job Growth, Branches 122 and Subsidiaries versus Independents and Headquarters, Rural Producer Services, 1980 1986 4 12 Sources of Job Growth, Branches 122 and Subsidiaries versus Independents and Headquarters, Rural Producer Services Minus Banking Services, 1980 1986 4 13 Sources of Growth, Branches and 123 Subsidiaries versus Independents and Headquarters, Banking Services, 1980 1986 5 1 Total Number of Establishments and 130 Employment in Rural Counties, Computer Services, SIC 737, 1986 5 2 Percent of Independently Owned 131 Establishments, Comparison of Rural and All Establishments, Computer Services, SIC 737, 1986 5 3 Mean Establishment Size in Rural 132 Counties and All Counties, Computer Services, SIC 737, 1986 6 1 Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan 162 Bank Characteristics: Geographic Location, Size, Age, and Ownership (1986 and 1989) Tables jo 6 2 Nonmetropolitan Bank Characteristics: 164 Asset Concentration by Firm Size (1986 and 1989) 6 3 FDIC Approved Mergers, 1987 1989 166 6 4 Nonmetropolitan Bank Characteristics: 168 Changes in Firms by Geographic Location (1986 and 1989) 6 5 Ten Largest U.S. Bank Holding 169 Companies (1980 and 1990) 6 6 First Interstate Bancorp: 170 Major Bank Subsidiaries 6 7 First Interstate Bancorp: Consolidated 173 Profitability Profile 6 8 NCNB Major Bank Subsidiaries: 178 Asset Base and Representative Deposit Market Shares 6 9 Norwest Corporation: Organization 183 of Community Banking System and Market Share 7 1 Shift Share Analysis of Employment 201 Change for the Retail Industry in Each Urban Rural Area between 1974 and 1985 7 2 Annual Average Retail Services 204 Employment Growth Rates by City Size in Six Study States 7 3 Retail Employment Growth Rate in 206 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, 1980 1986 xvi Tables 7 4 Ratio of Retail Employment to 208 Population Relative to the National Ratio, 1980 and 1986 7 5 Share of Each Region s Employment 209 in Independent, Headquarters, Subsidiary, and Branch Establishments, 1980 and 1986 7 6 Sources of Growth, Branches and 210 Subsidiaries versus Independents and Headquarters Rural Retail Services 7 7 Change in Population, Income, and 213 Retail Sales, 1981 1990, for Three Counties in Southern Illinois 7 8 Shift Share Analysis of Employment 216 Change for the Mainly Consumer Service Industry in Each Urban Rural Area between 1974 and 1985 7 9 Annual Average Consumer Services 217 Employment Growth Rates by City Size in Six Study States 7 10 Consumer Employment Growth Rate 218 in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, by State 1980 1986 7 11 Share of Each Region s Consumer 219 Employment in Independent, Headquarters, Subsidiary, and Branch Establishments Tables xvii 7 12 Sources of Growth, Consumer Services, 220 Annual Average Rate, 1980 1986 A l Variables Included in U.S. Establishment 237 and Enterprise Microdata File
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