Policy & Data
A Case Study of Brush, Colorado
This document contains a case study of Brush, Colorado, wherein researchers examined local community health through field research and qualitative surveys.
The Changing Great Plains Economy: New Directions for Economic Policy
Paper examines the economic changes at work in the Great Plains.
Overview of Change in America’s New Economy
Document serves an interim report of Phase 1 of the Great Plains Project.
Rural Strategies & State Development Budget
Paper provides insights from 50 collected interviews with rural development administrators and practitioners in Texas.
Survey of the Future of the Plains
This report examines challenges facing Great Plains communities and presents strategies for success, based on interviews with local leaders and practitioners.
Rural Development Councils: Preliminary Findings and Conclusions
Report reflects the experience of the eight Rural Development Councils initiated as part of the Federal Rural Initiative that provides a baseline of information on the organization and early development of the effort.
Policy Proposals for Economic Development in the Rural South
Report produces a series of policy proposals designed to address the shortcomings and comparative disadvantages of rural Southern economic development.
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.
New Partnerships for Industrial Efficiency and Growth: Selected Best Practices
This file is a document from the Northeast-Midwest Institute, dated August 16, 1991, detailing a policy retreat on encouraging utility involvement in economic development activities, specifically focusing on industrial modernization and energy-efficient technologies.
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.
The Budgetary Implications of Reducing U.S. Income Inequality Through Transfer Programs
Report uses data from the Census Bureau regarding list and asset information at the household level to provide perspective on relative costs of reducing income inequality by increasing program benefits.
Demographic and Socioeconomic Changes in Rural Youth
Document examines trends affecting children's well-being, including indicators of economic well-being, physical health, academic achievement, and social behavior.