Word: ruralization
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...small, poor places, cadres want better working conditions, better incomes and better education. Since they don't get money from Beijing, they collect it from the farmers, many of whom are too poor to pay fees, taxes and other levies. This burden has been a classic cause of rural unrest. Faced with excessive fees, farmers complain to higher authorities, petition Beijing, sue the local government or, in more radical cases, surround government buildings and burn offices...
...Crónicas” follows a Spanish-language tabloid news team covering a serial killer in rural Ecuador. The crew, led by the vain and ambitious field reporter Manolo Bonilla (Leguizamo), includes his sensitive and conflicted producer Marisa (Watling) and their good-natured, stoner cameraman Ivan (José Maria Yazpik...
Remedies for rural poverty are difficult to come by. Towns and counties often do not have the tax base to create wide- ranging programs and initiatives. Recently, states have been in financial trouble—money is tight, so rural poverty is not at the top of states’ budget priority lists. Some states, including my home state of North Carolina, have even hit rural areas with sales tax increases and funding cuts. In Washington, lawmakers sing their own praises, claiming they are the champions of rural America by passing an occasional agriculture subsidy that does little to help...
Something, however, can be done. At the local level, municipal governments, instead of being complacent with an economy based on manufacturing and farming, should vigilantly attempt to draw in new, sustainable businesses. States should continue to invest in retraining programs through community colleges to teach rural workers modern labor skills. At the federal level, direct aid to farmers and the rural poor should replace ineffective agriculture subsidies that do little good...
There is a tendency in the greater public to look at rural America with nostalgia, imagining these places as pictures on postcards—quaint, beautiful, pristine paradises. Beyond the gilded picture of the idealized small town lie issues of pressing importance that must be addressed...