Rural Competitiveness: Results of the 1996 Rural Manufacturing Survey

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英文名称：

Rural Competitiveness: Results of the 1996 Rural Manufacturing Survey

作者：

Fred Gale; David McGranahan; Ruy Teixeira; Elizabeth Greenberg

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=40986

关键词：

rural manufacturing;  sample survey;  worker skills;  manufacturing location;  credit availability;  technology adoption; 

年份：

1999

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

30 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Establishments in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan locations are surprisingly similar in their adoption of new technologies, worker skill requirements, use of government programs and technical assistance, exports, and sources of financing, according to the results of a nationwide survey of 3,909 manufacturing businesses. The most widespread concern of both metro and nonmetro businesses appears to be with quality of labor. Quality of local labor is the most frequently cited problem associated with nonmetro business locations. Access to credit, transportation, and telecommunications infrastructure is a problem of secondary importance for both metro and nonmetro respondents. Rural communities face a considerable challenge in supplying workers with needed skills. The fastest-growing skill requirements--computer, interpersonal/teamwork, and problem-solving skills--are not central to traditional academic instruction.