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Download full textNipp, Robert E. – 1972
Designed to illustrate the revitalization process of a small rural community via use of the Model Cities Program, this case study of Alma-Bacon County, Georgia traces Alma-Bacon's: (1) historical background; (2) community development beginnings; (3) political development; (4) outstanding problems; and (5) development plans and accomplishments…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Opportunities, Economic Development, Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1977
The purpose of the two-day hearings (Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas presiding) was to provide a forum to examine the whole range of rural economic problems and to educate members of the House and Senate as to the seriousness and need for comprehensive rural development programs. The proceedings contain remarks and prepared statements by the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education, Energy, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1991
This study explores the role that communications technologies can play in securing rural America's future. It develops several policy strategies and options to encourage economic development. The study was requested by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and Senators Charles E. Grassley and Orrin G. Hatch. Chapter 1 provides a summary and…
Descriptors: Communications, Economic Development, Federal Regulation, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1987
Testimony of H.R. 1800, the Rural Area Revitalization Act, and H.R. 2026, the Rural Development Reorganization Act focuses on the need for federal attention to rural problems other than agriculture. The Rural Area Revitalization Act authorizes expansion of capital available for lending in rural areas, a grant program of $25 million per year for…
Descriptors: Counseling, Dislocated Workers, Drinking Water, Economic Development
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1985
Part 2 of this congressional hearing contains the testimony and prepared statements of 31 witnesses on the topics of rural community resources, the rural labor force, rural finance, and rural education to assist the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Transportation in identifying the problems and potential of America's rural economy. With emphasis on…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Resources, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1985
Three days of hearings focused on rural America, in general, and on South Dakota (as the most agrarian of all states), in particular, in an attempt to formulate a blueprint for a national agenda on improving the state of rural America. The first day's sessions addressed the outlook for the South Dakota economy. The second day's sessions considered…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Change Strategies, Economic Change
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1987
Nineteen papers and a keynote address which were prepared for presentation at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota are presented. Numerous intergovernmental issues associated with the current economic crisis in rural America are analyzed and a series of innovative policy responses are identified for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Needs, Coping, Delivery Systems
Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1973
Most of the nations of the world have expressed concern for rural revitalization by providing a greater range of economic opportunities, social amenities, and cultural advantages. This report discussed rural development in the highly industrialized nations of the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Norway,…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Robbins, Frances – 1972
This report reviews the legislative progress through December 31, 1971 of the rural development bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House during the first session of the 92d Congress. For purposes of organization, this report presents 15 major rural development categories and limits this review to those bills and bill categories directed at…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Federal Legislation, Fire Protection
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1983
The First Statewide Legislative Symposium on Rural Development assessed New York's rural business, economic development, and employment potential. Growth in the economic potential of communities, favorable quality of life, and geographic accessibility have supported a decade-long influx of new residents to New York's 44 rural counties. The state…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Economic Change, Economic Development
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1983
Experts from government, academia, and interest groups met to discuss and explore the impact of changes in agriculture, industry, and government in shaping events in rural agricultural communities. Texts of 15 of the 18 papers are reproduced in the proceedings, along with the letter of submittal, overview, an agenda, and a list of presenters and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Business
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1985
This document is the last of 10 reports resulting from New York's 1983 First Statewide Symposium on Rural Development and is intended to be used primarily as a resource document for the development of public policy proposals. The 9 preliminary reports generated discussion at 12 public hearings, plus written testimony, and served to catalog rural…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Business, Community Change, Community Characteristics
