Research Paper on:
Rural Community Development Issues

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may be able to benefit from additional government helps, but the key to community-defined community development rests with the people of that community and the local culture that has developed  over time. This paper discusses the social technique of restorative justice approached from a direction opposite from that in which it is normally used. It calls on the  private sector essentially to come to the aid of public services to enhance rural community development in a way that preserves local culture and traditions. Introduction  Too often, rural community development is viewed as being little more than urban community development, but with less traffic to deal with and fewer people involved.  Rural areas are by definition "less developed" than urban ones, which in itself makes rural areas greatly attractive to real estate developers as the frontal wave of urban sprawl.  "Progress" is inexorably linked to economic growth and prosperity, not necessarily for all the people of a specific rural area, but for those assuming the risk involved in development and  in the local governments tax base. Those rural communities in proximity to growing metropolitan areas likely will face the reality of being absorbed  by their larger neighbor, in fact if not in name. Those rural communities further away from metropolitan areas or positioned in a location opposite the direction of growth of  the metropolitan area have some intrinsic protection against absorption, but then they face the very real possibility of stagnation. The purpose here is to discover a means of promoting  rural community development while (1) preserving social and economic justice; and (2) operating within an established social framework altered to fit the needs of the situation. Social Technique