Policy & Data
Job Creation, Business Growth and State Policy: Glimpses of the Third Wave
Paper seeks to analyze the role of entrepreneurship as a means of combining resources and adding value to institutions in order to improve public policy.
Rural America and High Technology
Document explores impact of tech industry growth and Rural community capture of job gains.
California Senate Concurrent Resolution No.34 – Relative to the state’s Hispanic population
Selection of California Senate Resolution discussing Hispanic population in California directed to Regents of the University of California.
Community Development Organizations and Research: What Works and Why?
This paper seeks to improve general understanding of how some local and regional nonprofit, public interest organizations successfully use research to inform their rural development strategies.
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.
101 Ideas for Stimulating Rural Entrepreneurship
Report outlines ways States can stimulate business development by nurturing and rewarding entrepreneurial activity.
Urban Development Grants to Rural Communities
Paper examines the characteristics of Urban Development Action Grants (UDAGs) to rural communities.
Strategies for Communities and States in Rural America
This book examines trends in rural economic growth strategies, provides literature review of previous policy approaches, and strategies for future growth.