Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives

1978 - 2002

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Nonmetro Counties Less Dependent on Farming, Manufacturing and Mining: Thomas F. Hady and Peggy J. Ross
Poverty Among Rural Workers: Elizabeth S. Morrissey
Increases in Rural Income May Not Help Smalltown Retailers: David A. Henderson and Fred K. Hines
Small Towns Lack Capacity for Successful Development Efforts: B. J. Reed and David F. Paulsen
Foreign Investment Boosts Rural Economies: Amy Glasmeier and Norman Glickman
Decade of Pessimistic Nonmetro Population Trends Ends on Optimistic Note: Calvin L. Beale and Glenn V. Fuguitt
Rural Displaced Workers Fare Poorly: Paul Swaim
Service Sector Offers More Jobs, Lower Pay: Shirley Porterfield

What Your State's Earnings Growth Says about the Need for Rural Development Policy: John M. Redman and Thomas D. Rowley
Rural Consumer Debt: Is Recent Growth a Problem?: Donald L. Lerman
Nonmetro Areas Depend on Transfers: Robert A. Hoppe and Linda M. Ghelfi
Rural Bond Issues Weather Tax Reform: Clifford Rossi
Nonmetro Retirement Counties' Strengths and Weaknesses: Richard J. Reeder and Nina L. Glasgow
After the Farm… The Experience of Farmers in Southwestern Wisconsin: Susan Bentley and William Saupe
Changing Rural Village: Harley E. Johansen and Glenn V. Fuguitt

Unemployment Trends Show Economic Recovery for Some Rural Areas; Little Improvement for Others: Leslie A. Whitener and Timothy S. Parker
Improvements in Well-Being in Virginia's Coalfields Hampered by Low and Unstable Income: Thomas G. Johnson, David S. Kraybill and Brady J. Beaton
Southern Communities and Workers Benefit When Rural Factories Automate: Stuart Rosenfeld, Emil Malizia and MaryBeth Dugan
1988 Drought Did Not Dry Up Credit: Gregory R. Gajewski and Douglas Duncan
Who Helps Small Manufacturing Firms Get Started?: Ruth C. Young and Joe D. Francis
Drought Effects on Rural Communities Vary by Strength of Local Nonfarm Economy: Mindy F. Petrulis, Judith E. Sommer and Fred Hines
Linking Natural Resource Policies with Rural Development Goals: Roy Carriker
Short-Term Poor Need Help, Too: Robert A. Hoppe
Droughts Influence Settlement Patterns, Both Yesterday and Today: Jane Porter

Contributions of High-Tech Manufacturing to Rural Economies: Stephen M. Smith and David L. Barkley
Nonmetro Youths Lagging in Education: Linda L. Swanson and David A. McGranahan
Community Ties to the Farm: David Henderson, Luther Tweeten and Dean Schriener
Farmers Home Administration's Changing Role in Rural Development: Steven R. Koeing
What Makes Rural Communities Tick?: Sonya Salamon
Extent of Malnourishment Among the Rural Poor: Jeffrey Shotland
Entrepreneurs Find Niche Even in Rural Economies: Mark G. Popovich and Terry F. Buss
Rural America and the Revolution in Health Care: Jeffrey C. Bauer and Eileen M. Weis

Rural Areas Fall Further Behind in Jobs: T. Alexander Majchrowicz
Farmers and Their Search for Off-Farm Employment: Timothy S. Parker and Leslie A. Whitener
Rural Barriers to Job Creation Remain, Even in Today's Information Age: Don A. Dillman, Donald M. Beck and John C. Allen
Farm Structure and Nearby Communities: Thomas A. Carlin and Bernal L. Green
Rural Poverty: Do Assets Matter?: Donald L. Lerman and James L. Mikesell
Should Rural Communities Fear Bank Deregulation?: Daniel L. Milkove and Patrick J. Sullivan
Growth Falters in Most Rural Counties: Manufacturing Both Hero and Goat: Herman Bluestone and Celeste A. Long

Recent Rural Employment Gains: David A. McGranahan
Managing Groundwater Contamination in Rural Areas: Thomas Holmes, Elizabeth Nielsen and Linda Lee
About that Lower Cost of Living in Nonmetro Areas: Linda M. Ghelfi
Nonprofit Agencies Adapt to Changing Fiscal Climate to Deliver Social Services: Russo, Philip A.,, Douglas H. Shumavon, Kenneth Hibbeln and Frank McKenna
Small Gains for Rural Indians Who Move to Cities: Matthew Snipp and Gary D. Sandefur
Urban Farming Has Financial Advantages: Mary Ahearn and David Banker
Urban-Oriented Program Helped Rural Communities: Marie Howland and Ted Miller
Too Few Jobs for Workfare to Put Many to Work: Leonard E. Bloomquist, Leif Jensen and Rudy A. Teixeira
Do Federal Funds Help Spur Rural Development?: Elliott Dubin and J. Norman Reid

Rural Workers at a Disadvantage in Job Opportunities: David A. McGranahan
What's Ahead for Farm Areas Specializing in Export Crops?: Judith E. Sommer, Mindy F. Petrulis and Donald A. Reimund
Farm-Linked Jobs Important in Cities Too: William Edmondson, Ronald A. Babula and Gerald Schulter
Older Farmers, Bigger Farms in the Offing: Matthew G. Smith
Smalltown Businesses Also Caught in Farm Financial Stress: F. Leistritz, Holly E. Bastow-Shoop and Brenda L. Ekstrom
Rural Manufacturing Gets Mixed Reviews: Leonard E. Bloomquist
Is Deregulation Cutting Small Communities' Transportation Links?: Oster, Clinton V.,
Americans Heading for the Cities, Once Again: Calvin L. Beale

Specialization is Tied to Natural Resources, People: Leonard E. Bloomquist and Molly S. Killian
Mobile Homes a Viable Alternative in Rural America: Carol B. Meeks
Rural Sewage Treatment Falls Short of Clean Water Goals: Barry Ryan
New Firm Startups: Key to Rural Growth: Edward J. Malecki
Employment Growth in Rural Services Depends on Goods-Producing Industries: Herman Bluestone and James P. Miller
Six Ways States Can Spur Their Rural Economies: Stewart N. Smith
What Is the Payoff for Diversifying Rural Economies?: Molly S. Killian and Thomas F. Hady