Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

Community and Economic Development Topics

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Gaps in Our Understanding of Rural Communities

Paper outlines efforts by the Rural Economic Policy Program to qualitatively expand base of knowledge about rural conditions relating to labor and income distribution.

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Poverty Research and Policy for Rural America

Paper argues that researchers and policymakers should take what was then a renewed interest in poverty and welfare reform to direct increased attention to rural poverty.

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101 Ideas for Stimulating Rural Entrepreneurship

Report outlines ways States can stimulate business development by nurturing and rewarding entrepreneurial activity.

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New Alliances for Rural America: Background paper Submitted to the Task Force on Rural Development

This paper examines the role of new businesses in rural areas and how policy can promote the creation of businesses or reduce the barriers to their success.

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National Perceptions and Political Significance of Rural Areas

Book is a record of the International Symposium on National Perceptions and Political Significance of Rural Areas held at the Aspen Institute's Wye Woods Conference Center on November 18-20, 1988.

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Reviving the Rural Factory: Executive Summary

Executive summary of study on automation and automation related work in the southern United States.

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Reviving the Rural Factory: Automation & Work in the South

Full study on automation and automation related work in the southern United States.

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Urban Development Grants to Rural Communities

Paper examines the characteristics of Urban Development Action Grants (UDAGs) to rural communities.

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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.

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Poverty, Work and Social Change in the Appalachian Coal Fields

Paper seeks to dispel myths about willingness to work among rural poor.

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Myths and Realities of Appalachian Poverty: Public Policy for Good People Surrounded by a Bad Economy Bad Politics

Paper entails a MACED researcher's findings and policy solutions relating to economic stagnation in Appalachia.

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Improving Education in Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District

Research findings on poor economic conditions and issues of educational attainment in Kentucky's 5th Congressional District, one of the lowest performing districts in public education in the U.S. at the time.