"Agriculture, mining and related rural industries have been central to the development of Australia's economy. This … book details the role that the Australian Government has played in the making of rural and regional Australia, particularly …, prosperous rural and regional Australia. Rural and Regional Futures concludes with several chapters looking to the future. One …

. Histories of Agricultural Shows and Rural Festivals in Australia / Darian-Smith, K. -- Chapter 3. Rural Festivals and Processes …. Elvis in the Country: Transforming Place in Rural Australia / Connell, J. / Gibson, C. -- Chapter 12. Marketing a …: Family Circuses, Festivity and Rural Australia / Lemon, A. -- Chapter 15. Culturing Commitment: Serious Leisure and the Folk …