Contents -- Foreword -- PART I. The Economics of Rural Poverty -- The Economics of Rural Poverty - A Review of the Post-World War II United States and Canadian Literature -- Distribution of Income and Wealth -- Definition and Measurement of Poverty -- Economic Growth, Unemployment, and Poverty -- Regional and Area Growth and Poverty -- Income Distribution Consequences of Farm Programs -- Small Farms and Small Farm Policy -- Cash Transfers -- Rural Labor Markets -- Human Capital -- Health Status, Health Service Facilities, and Health Programs -- Housing -- Consumption Patterns -- Domestic Food and Nutrition Programs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART II. Rural People, Communities, and Regions -- Rural People, Communities, and Regions: Introduction -- The Bases for Regional Growth: A Review -- Descriptive Statements -- Increasing Resource Availabilities -- Advancing Technology -- Expanding Markets -- Conquering Space -- Building Institutions -- Systems Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Rural Development: A Review of Conceptual and Empirical Studies -- The Conceptual Base -- Application of Rural Development Concepts -- Conclusions -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- Rural to Urban Migration: Population Distribution Patterns -- Migration and Settlement Design -- The Two Migration Triads -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- PART III. Natural Resource Economics, 1946-75 -- Natural Resource Economics, 1946-75 -- The Intellectual Genealogy of Natural Resource Economics -- The Theoretical and Analytical Base of Natural Resource Economics -- Applied Resource Economics -- The Continuing Evolution of Natural Resource Economics -- Notes -- References -- PART IV. Organization and Performance of Agricultural Markets -- Organization and Performance of Agricultural Markets -- The Framework of Industrial Organization.

Competition in Agricultural Markets -- On Cooperative Enterprise -- Market Information -- Grades and Standards -- Market Performance in the Spatial Dimension -- Market Performance in the Temporal Dimension -- Vertical Organization and Market Performance -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References.