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NEW FACTORY WORKERS IN OLD FARMING COMMUNITIES: Costs and Consequences of Relocating Meat Industries

This document is a collection of papers from an April 1992 conference on "New Factory Workers in Old Farming Communities: Costs and Consequences of Relocating Meat Industries." The conference was sponsored by the University of Kansas and co-sponsored by other universities, with funding from The Ford Foundation in cooperation with The Aspen Institute's Rural Economic Policy Program.

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Family and Household Structure and Change in Rural America

Paper explores changing family structures in Rural America.

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Calvin Allen

Director, Rural Forward NC

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Unlocking Potential: Regional Place-Based Investments

Aspen CSG Co-Executive Director Chris Estes shares why place-based investments are critical at the White House Summit on Capital Support for Place-Based Economic Development.

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The Thrive Rural Framework
Thrive Rural Framework Overview

The Thrive Rural Framework is a tool to help you take stock, target action, and gauge progress on rural prosperity.

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Pathways to Health Equity: Rural Wellbeing and Regional Assets

How the health equity and economic development fields intersect and can collaborate to bring prosperity to rural communities.

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Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes About Limited Stakes Casino Gambling and Its Impact on Community Life

Keynote slides detailing survey participant data on student opinions on small-stakes gambling as it effects community life.

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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.

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Continental Drift: NAFTA and Its Aftershocks

Report finds that the passage of NAFTA caused lasting effect in low-wage economies in both the United States and Mexico.

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Tyler Bowders

Senior Program Associate

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From Belonging To Thriving: Rural Communities Welcoming Newcomers

Short case study with lessons learned, gaps in current approaches, and potential models for community leaders to move forward together.

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Business Finance as a Tool for Development (book)

This book provides insight into successful development finance strategies, focusing on Linked deposit programs, loan guarantee and loan insurance programs, and business and industrial development corporations.