Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

Community and Economic Development Topics

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Global Squeeze on Rural America: Opportunities, Threats, and Challenges From NAFTA, GATT, and Processes of Globalization

Public Education Document; Represents the firsts synopsis of the October 1993 discussions at the Aspen Institute's Wye Woods Conference facility on the topic of Globalization process and the potential impacts on Rural America.

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Understanding State Economies via Industry Studies

Paper describes key analytical concepts that have shaped some of the most effective efforts in state economic development research and policy formulation.

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Skill Assessment, Job Placement, and Training: What Can Be Learned from the Temporary Help/Staffing Industry?

This report examines the temporary staffing industry's role in job placement, expanding career possibilities, and improving the job-matching process.

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Lessons from the Temporary Help/Staffing Industry

Document is an executive summary of forthcoming report that examines the presence of the temporary help firm in the labor market.

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Policy Institute 1: Snowbird, Utah

Document contains conference agenda for Investing in People: Workforce Policy Institute I hosted in Snowbird, Utah.

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Impacts of Gambling on Resident Satisfaction with Community Life

Paper reports on the testing of select hypotheses predicting the response of residents of gambling communities in assessing satisfaction with community life

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Workforce Development: Building Statewide Systems

Paper examines changing labor markets, declining living standards, and the need for modernization of job training programs within workforce development policy.

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Investing in People: Reinventing Education

Paper provides overview of issues facing education in the context of an increasingly globalized economy.

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Southwest IAF Vision for Work

Document presents platform of Southwest IAF.

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Rethinking State Development Policies and Programs

This report created to educate Governors about long-range economic development policy and the decisions they make related to new business investment and expansion of existing firms.

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Post Institute II: Key West, Florida

Document provides agenda and speaker information for the Investing in People (IIP) Workforce Policy Institute II Conference held in Key West, Florida.

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Rural Telecommunications Meeting Summary

Summary of meeting of telecommunications and rural development professionals from across the United States held to review the status of rural telecommunications and to recommend courses of action to advance the field.