...Ewen Cameron Contrary to what many people might think, the rural economy, or to be more accurate the rural economies, in England are not some marginal contributor to our national economy. They are in fact central to it. For example, there are more businesses per head of population in rural areas...

... similar characteristics, pursue many different strategies. In other words, it is not correct to talk about businesses in remote rural areas as a homogeneous category of businesses facing the same problems and having the same strategic orientations. This distinct differentiation among case study areas...