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Local ownership key for rural communities' survival
Sociologists Hefferman and Flora argue that locally owned and managed businesses add value to rural areas by keeping profits local, creating steady leadership, and linking farming to markets. They warn that nonlocal corporate chains move money out and harm community cohesion. Val Farmer notes rural mental health angles.
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Bill Hefferman
University of Missouri
Jan Flora
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wall- Mart
Pizza Hut
7-11
McDonald’s
Maine
United States
Rial
Val Farmer
Rapid City