Stuart A. Rosenfeld presents a timely analysis of the problems the United States and other industrialized countries face as they adjust from economies based on natural resources and goods to economies based on quality of human resources and high-performance, market-oriented organizations

Introduction; One: The Road to Industrialization; 1: Hard Travelin'; 2: Winds of Change; Two: A Portrait of Modernization; 3: Automation Down Home; 4: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions; 5: Rural Modernization, European Style; Three: Preparing for Technology; 6: Mind Over Matter; 7: Retooling the Training System; 8: An Unlikely Choice; Four: Looking Ahead; 9: A New Rural Policy Paradigm