URBAN/REGIONAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
比较了发达国家农村经济研究与城市/区域经济学的关系，分析了美国农村困境的市场力量与市场失灵，并指出需要理论创新的独特农村问题。
ABSTRACT How does the research about rural economies in developed countries compare to urban/regional economics? What can the new generation contribute? This paper briefly reviews modern research concerning rural development in one country, the U.S., and reports indicators of U.S. rural distress. It examines the market forces and market failures that cause rural distress and that may limit the applicability of existing urban/regional theories to rural problems. A feast of uniquely rural issues that require—and should inspire—theoretical innovations in rural, urban, regional, and spatial economics are identified and discussed.