Four Principles for Fostering Community Well-Being with Asset-Based Development
Insights and recommendations to foster rural & Indigenous well-being with asset based development.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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Investing In People Project Curriculum
Purpose of curriculum is: (1) to outline the Investing in People (IIP) projects for states and other parties interested in replicating it; and (2) to describe the resources, products and rationale that were used with the five states involved in the project.
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Ten Essential Ingredients: Designing State Programs That Work In Rural Communities
Guidebook is intended to highlight innovative and successful actions, policies and programs which states can use to help individual rural communities.
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A Handbook for State Policy Teams for a Competitive Workforce
Purpose of this handbook is to describe the methodology of the Investing in People Project; describe what happened to the state teams during the project; summarize what the teams achieved; and distill lessons from other states that may wish to consider undertaking such a project.
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School-to-Work: A Guide for State Policymakers
Paper focus on state-level system-building strategies related to school-to-work systems that connect traditional educational experiences to work-place learning.
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Understanding State Economies Through Industry Studies
This file, "REPP-1990-Redman.pdf," is a report titled "Understanding State Economies Through Industry Studies" by John M. Redman, published in 1994 by the Council of Governors' Policy Advisors. The report serves as a guide for state policy advisors, economic development officials, and public sector researchers to understand their economies through focused industry studies.
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Environmental Industries in Maine: Opportunities for Development and Policy Support
This report, "Environmental Industries in Maine: Opportunities for Development and Policy Support" by Carla Dickstein (June 1994), examines Maine's environmental industries. The study, funded by The Aspen Institute's Rural Economic Policy Program, aims to inform state policy on supporting these emerging industries as a targeted economic development strategy.
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Working Together for a Competitive Workforce: A Handbook for State Policy Teams
This handbook, titled “Working Together for a Competitive Workforce: A Handbook for State Policy Teams,” details the Investing in People...
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Strategies for State-supported Microenterprise Development Systems
This 1994 report, "Strategies for State-supported Microenterprise Development Systems," examines how state governments can support the growth of microenterprises, focusing on the experiences of Montana, North Carolina, and Vermont, and detailing Nebraska's emerging program.
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Legalized Gambling as a Strategy for Economic Development
This study, titled “Legalized Gambling as a Strategy for Economic Development,” examines the economic, social, and legal consequences of governments...
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Raising the Floor: The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Low-Wage Workers
Paper aims to examine the real value of minimum wage declines and its impact on the American workforce, particularly paying attention to rural workers.
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Selecting States: Proposal Submission & Review Process
Document provides a comprehensive list of Request for Proposals (RFP) of state legislative leaders applying for an Investing in People Project (IIP) designed to formulate, refine, and implement integrated systems for workforce preparation and economic development.
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Adult workers: Retraining the American Workforce
Paper focuses on the need for states to develop enhanced high-skilled job training in lieu of increasing global competition for low-wage labor.