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Charting a New Economic Future: Building a Public Constituency for Workforce Issues
This report explores the urgent need for policymakers to involve the public in discussions about the economy and the labor market. It also suggests ways policymakers can increase public awareness of these issues. The document highlights a gap between public and policy leaders' understanding of workforce issues, citing a 1991 study by the Public Agenda Foundation.
The Strategic Development Organization: Visionary Leadership For State Economic Development
This report from Jobs for the Future, published in August 1992, examines Strategic Development Organizations (SDOs) and their role in state economic development.
Poverty and Work: Utilization of Labor Resources Among the Rural Poor
This report, "Poverty and Work: Utilization of Labor Resources Among the Rural Poor," by Jill L. Findeis and Stephen M. Smith, was prepared for the Ford Foundation's Rural Poverty Program and the Rural Economic Policy Program of the Aspen Institute in November 1992.
Form Without Substance, Past Over Present: The Institutional Failure Of National U.S. Rural Policy
This document, titled "FORM WITHOUT SUBSTANCE, PAST OVER PRESENT: THE INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE OF NATIONAL U.S. RURAL POLICY" by William P. Browne, examines how Congress makes policy, particularly focusing on the use of information and sources of information. The central theme is that Congress is a reactive institution whose choices are limited by its rules.
A Program To Strengthen The Research Capacity of Rural Community Development Organizations
This report is a proposal for supplemental funding to continue the Research Capacity Initiative (RCI), a project that assists rural development organizations with research. The proposal, submitted by Priscilla Salant of Washington State University in September 1991, requests $153,000 from the Ford Foundation and the Aspen Institute.
Homelessness In Rural Places: Perspectives From Upstate New York
This academic article, "Homelessness In Rural Places: Perspectives From Upstate New York" by Janet M. Fitchen, argues that rural homelessness is a significant yet overlooked issue, largely because it doesn't fit urban-centric definitions and perceptions.
The Impact of Deregulation on Rural Commercial Credit Availability in Four New England States: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications
This report, "The Impact of Deregulation on Rural Commercial Credit Availability in Four New England States: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications" by Deborah M. Markley, evaluates the effects of financial deregulation on the availability of commercial credit in rural areas, especially for small businesses. The study focuses on four New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont) which have a history of interstate banking and commercial lending by savings banks.
The Rural Disadvantage: Growing Income Disparities Between Rural and Urban Areas
This report, "The Rural Disadvantage: Growing Income Disparities Between Rural and Urban Areas," by Scott Barancik of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (April 1990), discusses the widening income gap between wealthy and other Americans, and how this trend disproportionately affects rural areas.
Measuring the Cost and Accomplishments of Capital Subsidies: The Case of Rural UDAG Grants
Marie Howland's paper, "Measuring the Cost and Accomplishments of Capital Subsidies: The Case of Rural UDAG Grants," examines the effectiveness and cost of low-interest loan programs for economic development, focusing on the rural component of the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) program.
Poverty and Opportunity Structure in Rural America
This review article, "POVERTY AND OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE IN RURAL AMERICA" by Ann R. Tickamyer and Cynthia M. Duncan, examines the persistent and severe issue of rural poverty in the United States.
Gaps in Our Understanding of Rural Communities
Cynthia M. Duncan's paper, "GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES," discusses the need for better data and analysis to inform rural policy.
Coal and Economic Development in Kentucky
This document is a presentation by Dr. Cynthia L. Duncan of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, Inc. (MACED) to the Kentucky Coal County Coalition on June 28, 1985, titled "Coal and Economic Development in Kentucky."