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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Hand in Hand: Community and Economic Development in Tupelo
This report, "Hand in Hand: Community and Economic Development in Tupelo," by Vaughn Grisham and Rob Gurwitt, is a case study published by the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group.
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Developing Entrepreneurial Economies in Rural Regions: Lessons from Kentucky and Appalachia
This Aspen Institute report, "Developing Entrepreneurial Economies in Rural Regions: Lessons from Kentucky and Appalachia," by Rob Gurwitt, summarizes a June 1996 workshop in Kentucky that explored how rural regions can cultivate entrepreneurial economies. The report highlights the challenges faced by states like Kentucky, which have historically relied on low-skill industries and external ownership, leading to a lack of risk capital, sophisticated business services, and an entrepreneurial culture.
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Covering Rural Territory: A Framework of Rural Service Structures for Community Foundations
This file, "Covering Rural Territory," is a framework for community foundations looking to improve their service to rural areas. It was developed by the Rural Development Philanthropy Learning Network (RDPLN) of the Aspen Institute's Community Strategies Group in October 2004.
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Rural Policy Issues
This document, titled “Rural Policy Issues,” is a collection of papers presented at a March 1990 seminar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland,...
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Searching for “The Way that Works” An Analysis of FmHA Rural Development Policy and Implementation
This report, titled "Searching for 'The Way That Works'," is a 1990 analysis of the Farmers Home Administration's (FmHA) rural development policies and their implementation. Prepared for the Ford Foundation and the Rural Economic Policy Program of The Aspen Institute, the report examines FmHA's initiatives for infrastructure and business development, focusing on their effectiveness in low-income rural communities.
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Comments of Mil Duncan, REPP: Panelist for RSS Session: “Rural America, Rural Women, and Public Policy.”
This file contains a letter from Lori Garkovich to Mil Duncan of the Rural Economic Policy Program (REPP) and Duncan's presentation for the RSS panel on "Rural America, Rural Women, and Public Policy."
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A Community Researcher’s Guide to Rural Data: Where to find answers to questions about Rural America’s Population and Labor Force, Income, Health, and Education, Industries and Government
This file, "A Community Researcher's Guide to Rural Data," by Priscilla Salant, is a manual prepared for the Rural Economic Policy Program of The Aspen Institute, funded by The Ford Foundation.
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Declining Wages of Young Workers in Rural America
This study, titled "Declining Wages of Young Workers in Rural America," by William O'Hare and Anne Pauti (May 1990), analyzes the economic well-being of young workers (16-34 years old) in rural America between 1979 and 1987, comparing them to their urban counterparts.
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Community Builders: A Process for Revitalizing Rural America
This document, “COMMUNITY BUILDERS: A Process for Revitalizing Rural America,” details a program launched in Nebraska to foster economic development...
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Rural Workforce 2000: Skill Upgrading and the Rural Economy, 1970-2000
This file, titled "RURAL WORKFORCE 2000: SKILL UPGRADING AND THE RURAL ECONOMY, 1970-2000," by Ruy A. Teixeira and Lawrence Mishel, challenges the "supply-push" theory of rural development, which posits that increasing education in rural areas will lead to economic growth due to an increasing demand for skilled labor.
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Draft Report of “The Role of Services in Rural Growth and Development”
This document, titled "REPP-1990-Howland.pdf," is a research paper from the University of Maryland's Institute for Urban Studies, dated January 5, 1990, and addressed to Maureen Kennedy at the Aspen Institute. The paper discusses the role of services in rural economic growth, focusing on direct-export and import-substituting services.
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From Keeping Time to Keeping Pace: The Swiss Watch Industry and the Future of the Jura Watch Region
This report, titled "From Keeping Time to Keeping Pace: The Swiss Watch Industry and the Future of the Jura Watch Region" by Amy Glasmeier and Bettina Brunner, analyzes the decline of the Swiss watch industry and the Jura region's economy, offering lessons for regional economic development and technological innovation.