California's San Joaquin Valley and the Appalachian Region: Comparison and ContrastNova Publishers, 2006 - 301 sivua This book undertakes a study of the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) and a comparison with the Appalachian region. The eight-county San Joaquin Valley, part of California's Central Valley, is home to 5 of the 10 most agriculturally productive counties in the United States. By a wide range of indicators, the SJV is also one of the most economically depressed regions of the United States. This book analyses the SJV's counties and statistically documents the basis of current socio-economic conditions. The book further explores the extent to which the SJV shares similarities with and differs from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) area and a 68-county Central Appalachian sub-region which contains some of the most economically distressed counties in Appalachia. The book also examines the role of federal expenditures in the cities and counties of the SJV. In addition to examining socio-economic conditions in the SJV, the book provides analysis of water supply and quality issues especially those concerning agriculture, air quality concerns, and rail and shipping issues. It is fully indexed. |
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Federal Direct Expenditures in the San Joaquin Valley and the Appalachian Regional Commission Area | 91 |
Geographical Information System Mapping of Federal Funds Data | 107 |
The Economic Structure of the San Joaquin Valley | 115 |
Reports and Studies on the SJV 19802005 | 207 |
Water Quality | 209 |
Ecology | 210 |
Poverty and Income | 211 |
Economic Growth and Development | 212 |
Education and Training | 213 |
Agriculture in California and the San JoaquinCentral Valley | 214 |
Publications of the Center for Public Policy Studies California State UniversityStanislaus | 215 |
Agriculture in the SJV | 116 |
The NonAgricultural Economy of the San Joaquin | 139 |
The Health Care Industry as a Growth Sector for the SJV | 166 |
Selected Natural Resource and Environmental Issues in the SJV | 183 |
Water Quality Issues in the SJV144 | 186 |
Managing Manure at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations | 190 |
Air Quality Issues in the SJV155 | 192 |
Transportation Investment and Economic Development | 197 |
The Obligation of FederalAid Highway Funds in the SJV | 199 |
High Speed Rail and Economic Development | 204 |
Public Finance | 216 |
Data Sources | 219 |
San Joaquin Valley Governments and Institutes | 221 |
Public Policy Analysis Groups | 223 |
Central Appalachian Counties As Defined by USDAs Economic Research Service | 225 |
Counties of the Tennessee Valley Authority | 227 |
Federal Direct Expenditures and Obligations by Individual Program and San Joaquin Valley County | 229 |
References | 268 |
Index | 284 |
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Activities Agriculture American Appalachian Assistance average Average annual Block California capita capita rate Census Center Central Central Valley Commission Community compared Continued County Crop death Defense Department of Commerce Direct Expenditures Direct Payments Disability Payments economic Education Employees employment estimates Facilities farm federal Federal Funds Food Fresno Government Grants growth Health High School higher households Housing Improvement income increased Indian Industry Institute Insurance Kentucky Kern County Kings labor less Loans lower Madera Management Medical Merced Note Obligations Occupational operations Payments Percent persons planned population poverty production Program Project proportion Public Policy Quality received region Related Report Research residents Resources Retirement and Disability Rural Salaries and Wages San Joaquin Security Services SJV counties Social Source Stanislaus Statistics Stores Studies Support Survey System Table Tennessee transportation Tulare Tuolumne U.S. Department United Veterans Wages Water Weeks West Virginia workers
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Sivu 12 - Utilities, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Department of Health and Human Services.