Is There A Rural-Urban Technology Gap
January 01, 1997
The report indicates that advanced technology use is less prevalent in rural than in urban manufacturing plants, but plants of comparable size in the same industry use about the same level of technology, regardless of the urban/rural location. Rural manufacturers report more problems with employee turnover and infrastructure than urban plants, but these are reported as minor problems by most businesses.
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