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Examines changes in the socioeconomic characteristics of heads of households during the period of industrial development in the Midwest. Effect of in-migration and out-migration on the educational level of the population; Influence of industrial development on the income distribution of the heads of families.

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge about the effects of industrialization upon systems of social stratification. Taking societies as the unit of observation, we consider the relationships between level of industrialization and (I) the distribution of status characteristics in the population (the structure of stratification) ; (2) the pattern of interrelations among status characteristics (the process of stratification); and (3) the form of linkages between status characteristics and other aspects of social behavior (the consequences of stratification). A set of propositions is specified, a few of which are empirically well established but most of which yet require empirical testing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The changes in economic and social structure of Southern Italy have determined a situation very different from the image made famous by the studies carried out in the fifties. A problem that deserves attention is the lag between economic growth and social development. This issue has been faced in a research publication by Hytten and Marchioni through an intensive study of an Italian town invested by a process of industrialization. The authors discard the socio-cultural interpretation of underdevelopment and attribute it to the colonialist attitude that has characterized industrial intervention in Southern Italy. This character of industrialization has implied a class alliance between the advanced industrial capitalist forces and the local reactionary bourgeoisie, whose patterns, particularly patronage have been exploited by the industry settled in the town. A contradiction, particularly in the conclusions, is that the authors propose reformist solutions which do not question the logic of the system, though they have found the causes of underdevelopment in the class structure of the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses findings of a study of private sector decisions to locate industrial expansion and the role industrial development agencies (IDA) in influencing those decisions. Percentage of the location decisions made by one man among responding firms location in metropolitan Denver, Colorado; Types of aid utilized in the location decision process; Types of assistance which metropolitan Denver IDA provided to locating firms.

Presents a case study which investigated the effect of industrialization on the rural poor in Ozarks Region. Effectiveness of policies for the rural poor; Theoretical considerations; Impact of the trickle-down theory on income distribution.

Focuses on the impact of industrialization on labor markets in Puerto Rico. Information on investment incentives; Failure of industrialization to reduce the level of unemployment; Shortages in agricultural labor.

Comments on the article 'Effects of Industrial Development on Heads of Households,' by E.M. Beck and associates. Generalization of the impact of industrial development to other types of industries in the rural area; Aggregation to segments of the population of the impact of industrial development on income; Role of geographical boundaries on the impact of industrial develpment.

Focuses on the social consequence of industrial development. Impact of industrial development on women's liberation; Effect of industrial development on heads if households.