[A Profile of Union County, South Carolina].

Autor/inn/en	Lilley, Stephen C.; McLean, Edward L.
Institution	Clemson Univ., SC. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
Titel	[A Profile of Union County, South Carolina].
Quelle	(1979), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Blacks; Community Leaders; Community Problems; Community Services; Economic Development; Educational Facilities; Employment Patterns; Farmers; Federal Aid; Geography; Industrialization; Local History; Migration Patterns; Quality of Life; Rural Areas; Rural Development; Rural to Urban Migration; Topography; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Community leadership; Gemeindeleitung; Gemeindenahe Versorgung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Bildungsstätte; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Farmer; Agriculturist; Landwirt; Landwirtin; Geografie; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Ortsgeschichte; Lebensqualität; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Landflucht; Topografie
Abstract	Now almost totally dependent on textile production, heavily forested Union County, South Carolina, was primarily agricultural until the 20th century. By 1970, 65% of the population depended on manufacturing and only 4% of the workers on farming. From 1920 to 1970 the population was characterized by a rural-to-urban shift and by outmigration, especially of blacks, resulting in a limited work force. Faced with textile mill closings and the highest unemployment in the country in the first quarter of 1975, county leaders began a program to diversify Union County's economic base. Five leaders interviewed in 1978 mentioned the numerous benefits of the "Great Towns" program, begun in 1976. Other development projects mentioned, some of which were federally funded, included manufacturing expansion, transportation, educational facilities, health and other service improvements, and especially, a Farmers Market in downtown Union established as a joint effort by city, county, and other officials. In addition to benefitting area consumers and the county's few farmers, the quality of life and expectations for future collaboration improved unexpectedly. Leaders were cautiously optimistic for the future, provided that industry be diversified, established leadership be rejuvenated, and technical/vocational training be established locally. (SB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC