York University - Graduate Program in Geography

Culture in the Countryside: A Study of Economic Development and Social Change in Prince Edward County, Ontario

York University Graduate Student Brian J. Hracs looks at Prince Edward County's success of reversing economic downturn by promoting culture and cultural industries to examine whether culturally based Community Economic Development, practiced in larger cities is transferable to rural municipalities and analyzes the potential of a culturally driven strategy for rural economic development.
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