Workforce Development
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.
Poverty & Opportunity Structure in Rural America
Review of rural poverty and its historical roots in social, political, and economic inequality and current economic restructuring.
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.
Rural Workforce 2000: Skill Upgrading
Report seeks to address the importance of upgrading the skill levels of rural works to match the skill levels of available jobs.
Working Below The Poverty Line in Rural and Urban America
This report examines how the earnings of American workers changed from 1970-1990
Reviving the Rural Factory: Executive Summary
Executive summary of study on automation and automation related work in the southern United States.
Reviving the Rural Factory: Automation & Work in the South
Full study on automation and automation related work in the southern United States.