Policy & Data
Strategies for Rural Social Service Organization and Delivery
This monograph, “Strategies for Rural Social Service Organization and Delivery,” by Ronald C. Faas, James C. Barron, and Gary W....
Explaining the New Spatial Inequality: Regulatory Policy and Local Economic Capacity
This report, titled "EXPLAINING THE NEW SPATIAL INEQUALITY Regulatory Policy and Local Economic Capacity" by Susan Christopherson (May 1991), argues that increasing spatial inequality in the U.S., evidenced by income disparities, unemployment rates, and access to basic services, is not solely due to changing market conditions.
The Myth of The Coming Labor Shortage in Rural Areas
This Economic Policy Institute briefing paper, "The Myth of the Coming Labor Shortage in Rural Areas," by Ruy A. Teixeira and Lawrence Mishel (March 1992), challenges the conventional wisdom that a "skills mismatch" and a "service economy" will lead to a surge in demand for highly skilled workers, particularly in rural areas.
A Program To Strengthen The Research Capacity of Rural Community Development Organizations
This report is a proposal for supplemental funding to continue the Research Capacity Initiative (RCI), a project that assists rural development organizations with research. The proposal, submitted by Priscilla Salant of Washington State University in September 1991, requests $153,000 from the Ford Foundation and the Aspen Institute.
Homelessness In Rural Places: Perspectives From Upstate New York
This academic article, "Homelessness In Rural Places: Perspectives From Upstate New York" by Janet M. Fitchen, argues that rural homelessness is a significant yet overlooked issue, largely because it doesn't fit urban-centric definitions and perceptions.
Rural Policy Issues
This document, titled “Rural Policy Issues,” is a collection of papers presented at a March 1990 seminar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland,...
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.
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."
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...
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.