Policy & Data
Technology Innovation & Rural Development: Lessons from Italy and Denmark
Report examines development policies in less urbanized but industrialized and industrializing regions of two European countries to find out more about the successes and failures of science and technology in promoting rural development.
Services in the Rural Economy: Preliminary Findings
Report addresses gradual decline in manufacturing industry in U.S. and its role in rural economies.
Industrial Restructuring and the Growth of Low Wage Work in the Rural U.S.
Report examines the contribution of industrial change to the growth of low wage work in the rural United States.
State Telecommunications Policy: Working Notes from the Aspen Institute Conference of September 26-28, 1990
Report summarizes the highlights of the Aspen Institute's conference, "State Telecommunications Policy," on September 26-28, 1990 at the River House Conference Center.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Poverty & Opportunity Structure in Rural America
Review of rural poverty and its historical roots in social, political, and economic inequality and current economic restructuring.