Report
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.
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.
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.
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, published in May 1990, investigates how financial deregulation affected the availability of commercial credit in rural areas of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
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.
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.
An Analysis of FmHA Rural Development Policy & Implementation
Report describes five basic models for delivering federal benefits, and develops thirteen criteria by which these delivery mechanisms can be evaluated.
Poverty & Opportunity Structure in Rural America
Review of rural poverty and its historical roots in social, political, and economic inequality and current economic restructuring.
Black Female-Headed Families in the Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan South: A Profile of Their Economic Status
Report examines growing number of African American female-headed families in the United States.
A Community Researcher’s Guide to Rural Data
Manual was prepared in order to present reliable and timely data as a prerequisite for sound planning and policy development.
State Economic Policies & Small Agricultural Communities
Examine the impact of state economic development policies on small agricultural communities in six 'middle border' states, with related policy recommendations.