High-Tech Rural Rennaissance. Information Technology, Firm Size and Rural211 Employment Growth

摘要

Advances in information technology have held out the possibility of a rural211u001erenaissance. If firms can communicate over the internet with customers, 211u001esuppliers, and each other electronically, perhaps they can locate anywhere. And 211u001eif they can locate anywhere, why should they put up with the high rents, long 211u001ecommutes, crime, and pollution of big cities when small towns and rural areas are 211u001eready to welcome these businesses.