Policy & Data
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.
Letter of Correspondence between Cynthia Duncan, Juan Vicente Palerm, and William A. Diaz.
This file contains a collection of documents primarily focused on the economic and social issues surrounding the apparel industry in the United States, as well as a section detailing research on Hispanic issues in California.
The Dynamics of Trade and Employment, Chapter 4 & Chapter 7
This file contains a collection of documents primarily related to the Rural Economic Policy Program (REPP) of The Aspen Institute and the University of California's response to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 43 (SCR 43) concerning the state's Hispanic population. It also includes an excerpt from a publication titled "The Dynamics of Trade and Employment," specifically a chapter on the apparel industry by Carol A. Parsons.
Gaps in Our Understanding of Rural Communities
Cynthia M. Duncan's paper, "GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES," discusses the need for better data and analysis to inform rural policy.
Coal and Economic Development in Kentucky
This document is a presentation by Dr. Cynthia L. Duncan of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, Inc. (MACED) to the Kentucky Coal County Coalition on June 28, 1985, titled "Coal and Economic Development in Kentucky."