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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State Economic Development Programs and Local Needs

Study explores the broad subject of economic development in the rural state of Mississippi from the perspective of locally elected policy makers.

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Economic Development and Commerce Policy State Policy Reports

Report analyzes the impacts of eight rural initiatives put in place under the Bush Administration in 1990.

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How Strategic Development Organizations Can Be Effective for State Governments

This report seeks to examine state economic development policy processes in terms of effectiveness.

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Unprecedented Disparities, Unparalleled Adjustment Needs: Winners and Losers on the NAFTA ‘Fast Track’

This paper illustrates that the magnitude of disparities among proposed partners of NAFTA is greater than any disparities that have been associated with prior successful free trade experiences.

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Project Overview and Survey Results: Introduction to the RDLF/ IRP Evaluation

Purpose of research is to evaluate the Intermediary Relending Program, a business development program operated by FmHA.

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Gearing Up for Success: Organizing a State for Rural Development

Purpose of this book is to provide states-and their rural development partners- with some guidance that will better enable them to create and implement successful rural development strategies.

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Forwarding the Rural Development Agenda

Report serves as an intelligence gathering support document in order to suggest areas to focus capacity development efforts in terms of issues needing to be addressed, possible approaches and suggested target audiences for the Aspen Institute's Rural Development Program.

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Designing Development Strategies in Small Towns

Paper highlights need for competent assessment of community resources and opportunities alongside more effective local planning and action.

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Coming Out of the Shadows: The Changing Face of Rural Development in the South

Report examines general trends in Southern economic development policy over the last five years in order to establish the context within rural development policies and programs are taking place.

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Significant Others: Exploring the Potential of Manufacturing Networks

Report examines the possibilities and pitfalls of efforts to build flexible manufacturing networks.

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Emerging Themes In State Rural Development

Report summarizes data collected through four interrelated analytic strategies under the State Policy Program (SPP) at the Aspen Institute

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Rural “Enterprise Development Intermediaries”

Report highlights the unique role intermediaries play in the development process in rural communities.