Interpreting Patterns of Public Service Utilization in Rural Areas

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4040722
AutoresAlun E Joseph, Alison Poyner
Ano1982
Volume58
Fascículo3
Páginas262
Data de publicação1982-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEconomic Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/143514
OpenAlexW2328335397
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas10

Public service provision in rural areas is an important focus of research in geography and in related disciplines, but studies to date have been hampered by the paucity of theory on public service utilization. This paper synthesizes existing theory within a conceptual framework and evaluates its major components using a Canadian data set. The case study substantiates elements of both aggregate and behavioral conceptualizations. However, a fuller understanding of revealed relationships is forthcoming only when the two conceptualizations and the links between them (especially “action space”) are considered together. In addition, the results underline the importance of discriminating between critical and non-critical services and between use of service and use of facility

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