Artz, Georgeanne M.; Jackson, Rebecca; Orazem, Peter - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2010
Over the past 45 years, meatpacking has shifted from a predominantly urban to a predominantly rural industry …. Meatpacking plants can represent a significant share of a rural community’s employment. As a traditional employer of immigrants … uses comments culled from various media to identify the most prominent controversies, including whether meatpacking …