单词 | rural economics |
释义 | rural economicsn. Usually with singular agreement. The branch of economics concerned with the countryside or rural life and activities, esp. agriculture; (also) the condition of a rural region as regards material wealth. Cf. rural economy n.Originally probably in distinction to ‘domestic’ or household economics; cf. economics n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > specific sector of the economy rural economics1764 supply side1873 agriculturism1885 business sector1918 black economy1929 hidden economy1930 underground economy1978 old economy1983 1764 W. Harte Ess. Husbandry i. 63 Some prize-questions in rural oeconomics were then proposed annually, particularly by the two Academies of Lyons and Bourdeaux. 1789 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Glocestershire I. p. x Rural economics are founded in Nature: much of the art depends upon climature, situation, soil, and a variety of natural circumstances. 1885 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 48 452 The money lender is fast becoming an omnipresent if unseen power in Irish rural economics. 1924 T. N. Carver Elements Rural Econ. i. 3 What is rural economics? Rural economics is that branch of the science of statesmanship which deals with agriculture and rural life as factors in nation-building. 1998 J. Dyer Harvest of Rage ii. 32 Although tribulation, suicides, the farm crisis, antigovernment groups, rural economics, and small-town culture may seem unrelated to most of us, in reality, they are separate parts of a larger whole. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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