{"id":3385,"date":"2025-06-11T17:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:00:31","slug":"book-by-rsss-tim-slack-and-shannon-monnat","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/book-by-rsss-tim-slack-and-shannon-monnat\/","title":{"rendered":"Book by RSS\u2019s Tim Slack and Shannon Monnat Provides Insights into Rural Americans\u2019 Use of the Informal Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3385\" data-postid=\"3385\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3385 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_fad4890 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_dmmw999 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_mboi225 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Book by RSS\u2019s Tim Slack and Shannon Monnat Provides Insights into Rural Americans\u2019 Use of the Informal Economy              <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_p4op500 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bgun093   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"667\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">RSS Member<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">s<\/span> <\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">Tim Slack<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">and <strong>Shannon Monnat<\/strong> report in their recent book, Rural and Small-town America (University of California Press 2024) on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">a compelling study that sheds light on the informal economy\u2019s role in rural communities. The research finds that rural residents are more likely to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">participate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\"> in off-the-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\">books<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22577721 BCX0\"> work, barter systems, and other non-traditional economic exchanges. These activities often serve as lifelines in areas where formal employment opportunities are limited.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW22577721 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">\u201cIn a small town, you either know people directly, or you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">sort of know<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\"> them through the people they know. And <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\"> exactly <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">those kinds of things<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\"> that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">facilitate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\"> the ability to engage in informal work together.\u201d &#8212; <strong>Tim Slack<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154469325 BCX0\">, Louisiana State University\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW154469325 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyyonder.com\/rural-americans-are-more-likely-to-participate-in-the-informal-economy-study-shows\/2025\/06\/11\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the full article<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study reveals that rural Americans are significantly more engaged in informal economic activities than their urban counterparts\u2014highlighting a vital but often overlooked aspect of rural resilience and survival.  <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyyonder.com\/rural-americans-are-more-likely-to-participate-in-the-informal-economy-study-shows\/2025\/06\/11\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3387,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,33,35],"class_list":["post-3385","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","news_announcements-population","news_announcements-rural-poverty","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":33,"name":"Population","slug":"population","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":11,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":35,"name":"Rural Poverty","slug":"rural-poverty","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":35,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":8,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dy-header-image-bg.png","title":"dy-header-image-bg","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}