Soc 323 Final Guide questions well
answered to pass
Many rural communities have seen a decline in their traditional economic bases due to
globalization, technology, and other forces. While they need new forms of economic base
activity, they can also benefit from strategies to reduce the outflow of dollars from the area.
Which of the following demonstrates the latter strategy?
a. A locality is chosen as the site of new refinery that will produce biofuels.
b. Recognizing that local residents travel elsewhere for primary health care, a local community
rallies to recruit a physician.
c. A local sawmill begins producing custom boards for markets outside the area.
d. A local entrepreneur opens a business catering to tourists. - correct answer ✔✔b.
Recognizing that local residents travel elsewhere for primary health care, a local community
rallies to recruit a physician.
Local "growth machines" have traditionally been most involved in which of the following
development approaches?
a. Business retention and expansion
b. Creation of new local businesses
c. Industrial recruitment
d. They have not been involved in any of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Industrial
recruitment
Why are communities advised not to rely solely on the industrial recruitment approach to
economic development? Identify and briefly describe two reasons - correct answer ✔✔Property
tax break - recruitment is very competitive. Firms can play communities off of each other to try
to get the best deal and profit. "Are the residents going to get the jobs or will they be going to
someone else
, The Barnes family makes ends meet in the following ways: Densel has a job with the state
highway department and collects and sells forest products (mushrooms and ginseng). His wife
Kendra has a part‐time secretarial job and helps a self‐employed neighbor with his
bookkeeping. The Barnes are an example of which of the following? a. "Survival" entrepreneurs
b. "Growth" entrepreneurs - correct answer ✔✔a. "Survival" entrepreneurs
Recreation and tourism offer rural development potential because they build on existing rural
assets (natural, cultural, and historical amenities). Identify two limitations/cautions of
recreation and tourism as a development strategy - correct answer ✔✔1. Limitations: could
there be more debates about local resources? Resource overuse? Too much traffic on the
roads?
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an example of an agency that has an assistance
program designed specifically for distressed communities. What is the primary focus of
programs like these?
a. Helping these areas attract large manufacturing firms
b. Helping these areas attract big box retailers
c. Building local capacity through initiative such as leadership training and workforce ‐ readiness
programs
d. Strategies of all kinds that result in large‐scale job creation - correct answer ✔✔c. Building
local capacity through initiative such as leadership training and workforce‐ readiness programs
Distressed rural places may be sites for activities that some people would consider
"undesirable," such as waste treatment and disposal facilities. While explanations may vary
across particular places, which of the following is/are possible?
a. They may be more willing to accept these facilities for the associated jobs/income.
b. They may lack the political power to resist the siting of such facilities.
c. They may have evaluated the risks and determined that the benefits outweigh them.
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. All of the above
answered to pass
Many rural communities have seen a decline in their traditional economic bases due to
globalization, technology, and other forces. While they need new forms of economic base
activity, they can also benefit from strategies to reduce the outflow of dollars from the area.
Which of the following demonstrates the latter strategy?
a. A locality is chosen as the site of new refinery that will produce biofuels.
b. Recognizing that local residents travel elsewhere for primary health care, a local community
rallies to recruit a physician.
c. A local sawmill begins producing custom boards for markets outside the area.
d. A local entrepreneur opens a business catering to tourists. - correct answer ✔✔b.
Recognizing that local residents travel elsewhere for primary health care, a local community
rallies to recruit a physician.
Local "growth machines" have traditionally been most involved in which of the following
development approaches?
a. Business retention and expansion
b. Creation of new local businesses
c. Industrial recruitment
d. They have not been involved in any of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Industrial
recruitment
Why are communities advised not to rely solely on the industrial recruitment approach to
economic development? Identify and briefly describe two reasons - correct answer ✔✔Property
tax break - recruitment is very competitive. Firms can play communities off of each other to try
to get the best deal and profit. "Are the residents going to get the jobs or will they be going to
someone else
, The Barnes family makes ends meet in the following ways: Densel has a job with the state
highway department and collects and sells forest products (mushrooms and ginseng). His wife
Kendra has a part‐time secretarial job and helps a self‐employed neighbor with his
bookkeeping. The Barnes are an example of which of the following? a. "Survival" entrepreneurs
b. "Growth" entrepreneurs - correct answer ✔✔a. "Survival" entrepreneurs
Recreation and tourism offer rural development potential because they build on existing rural
assets (natural, cultural, and historical amenities). Identify two limitations/cautions of
recreation and tourism as a development strategy - correct answer ✔✔1. Limitations: could
there be more debates about local resources? Resource overuse? Too much traffic on the
roads?
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an example of an agency that has an assistance
program designed specifically for distressed communities. What is the primary focus of
programs like these?
a. Helping these areas attract large manufacturing firms
b. Helping these areas attract big box retailers
c. Building local capacity through initiative such as leadership training and workforce ‐ readiness
programs
d. Strategies of all kinds that result in large‐scale job creation - correct answer ✔✔c. Building
local capacity through initiative such as leadership training and workforce‐ readiness programs
Distressed rural places may be sites for activities that some people would consider
"undesirable," such as waste treatment and disposal facilities. While explanations may vary
across particular places, which of the following is/are possible?
a. They may be more willing to accept these facilities for the associated jobs/income.
b. They may lack the political power to resist the siting of such facilities.
c. They may have evaluated the risks and determined that the benefits outweigh them.
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. All of the above
