{"id":3600,"date":"2024-11-01T16:58:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:59:03","slug":"new-york-times-quotes-study-by-rss-members","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/new-york-times-quotes-study-by-rss-members\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Quotes Study by RSS Members about Importance of Informal Economy in Rural America."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3600\" data-postid=\"3600\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3600 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_qtz3799 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_1syh964 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_ivv4039 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    New York Times Quotes Study by RSS Members about Importance of Informal Economy in Rural America            <\/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_xeis439 \" 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_5098396   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"667\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">In a look at the 2024 presidential race, the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">New York Times<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">notes that the presidential candidates\u2019 policy proposals may not respond to rural realities, including the importance of bartering and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">other aspects of the informal<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">economy. It quotes a study by RSS members <strong>Ann <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">Tickamyer<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15547042 BCX0\">, <strong>Leif Jensen<\/strong>, and <strong>Tim Slack<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW15547042 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"993\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW203018179 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203018179 BCX0\">\u201cThere\u2019s a sense in rural America that the dominant institutions of society are not just ignoring them, but are actively working against them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5734330 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5734330 BCX0\">This piece underscores the importance of inclusive policymaking and the need for both parties to address the realities of rural life.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW5734330 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/01\/business\/harris-trump-rural-voters.html?searchResultPosition=1\">\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>The New York Times cited research by RSS members Ann Tickamyer, Leif Jensen, and Tim Slack showing how rural realities, including informal economies like bartering, are often overlooked in presidential policy proposals. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/01\/business\/harris-trump-rural-voters.html?searchResultPosition=1\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3602,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,33,35],"class_list":["post-3600","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\/ahmed-FRyrN5laHbM-unsplash.jpg","title":"ahmed-FRyrN5laHbM-unsplash","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3600","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\/3602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}