Measurement
Annotated Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress
This Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress is part of Measure Up: A Call to Action. It was developed and...
Measure Up: Call to Action — Executive Summary
This is the Executive Summary for Measure Up: A Call to Action. It highlights six principles for measuring rural development progress to...
Defining Rural Development Success
There are no easy solutions for the many challenges that rural Americans face, but it’s clear that rural communities themselves...
Building Capacity in Rural & Indigenous Communities
Insights and learnings from rural practitioners on how organizational capacity and technical assistance can be carefully and intentionally strengthened to grow economies, health, and livelihoods for each and every person in their regions.
In Search of Good Rural Data: Measuring Rural Prosperity
Economic and demographic data drive research, policy development, distribution of government resources, and private investment decisions. But many of the...
Measuring Community Capacity Building Workbook
This is a workbook focuses on improving the ability of individuals, organizations, businesses, and government in their community to come together, learn, make well-reasoned decisions about the community’s present and future, and work together to carry out those decisions.
Globalization and The North American Free Trade Agreement: Impact on Rural Communities 1993 Conference Program
This document is an index for “GLOBALIZATION AND THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: Impact on Rural Communities,” a conference...
The Transition to Empowered Problem-Solving Teams at Motorola
This document, “The Transition to Empowered Problem-solving Teams at Motorola” by James D. Burge, describes Motorola’s shift towards empowering its...
Who Represents Rural America? An Analysis of Rural Development Needs, Policy, and Institutions
This report, "WHO REPRESENTS RURAL AMERICA? An Analysis of Rural Development Needs, Policy, and Institutions," by Joshua Stein (November 1, 1992), evaluates the effectiveness of the Rural Economic Policy Program (REPP) of the Aspen Institute and explores the need for a new rural development organization
Demographic Aspects of the Changing Rural Labor Force
This report, "Demographic Aspects of the Changing Rural Labor Force" by Daniel T. Lichter (1991), provides an overview of the challenges facing the rural labor force in America, particularly in the 1980s, and proposes a research agenda for the 1990s. The introduction highlights the shift from optimism in the 1970s to a "new economic reality" in the 1980s for rural America, marked by recession, the "farm crisis," increased global competition, and a return to rural outmigration and slow employment growth.
Perspectives on Recent Demographic Change in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America
This file, by William H. Frey, examines demographic changes in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan America, particularly focusing on the "nonmetropolitan turnaround" of the 1970s and its reversal in the 1980s.
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.