Report
Designing Development Strategies in Small Towns
Paper highlights need for competent assessment of community resources and opportunities alongside more effective local planning and action.
Coming Out of the Shadows: The Changing Face of Rural Development in the South
Report examines general trends in Southern economic development policy over the last five years in order to establish the context within rural development policies and programs are taking place.
Significant Others: Exploring the Potential of Manufacturing Networks
Report examines the possibilities and pitfalls of efforts to build flexible manufacturing networks.
Emerging Themes In State Rural Development
Report summarizes data collected through four interrelated analytic strategies under the State Policy Program (SPP) at the Aspen Institute
Rural “Enterprise Development Intermediaries”
Report highlights the unique role intermediaries play in the development process in rural communities.
The Economic Development Strategies of the Great Plains Studies
Paper seeks to examine how state government in Great Plains states see their role in economic development.
Leadership Through Partnerships: The National Trust’s Main Street Program as a Community Economic Development Tool
Paper highlights the Main Street Program of the National Trust for Historical Preservation.
Smart Firms in Small Towns
This book provides overview of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) within the context of "third-wave" state economic development policy; by which policy is marked by emphasis on strategies such as public-private partnerships, establishing regional networks, developing industrial clusters, and increasing human capital.
Rural Revitalization and Telecommunications: A Study of Four Communities
This study seeks to examine common economic revitalization assumptions against the actual experience of the people living in the communities where some new applications of telecommunications services are based.
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.
Draft Report on Financial service Industries in Rural Areas
Draft report seeks to analyze effect of technological innovation and deregulation on financial services industries in rural areas.
Rural Development Councils: Volume 2
Contains eight state case studies that have been developed to track the development of the federal-state initiative.