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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
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1988
In New York, as in many states, "rural" is not synonymous with "agricultural." The Commission on Rural Resources (CRR) supports preservation of agrarian New York State, but also seeks to assist rural citizens with many other challenges: in education, transportation, forestry development, housing, health care, viable business…
Descriptors: Health Services, Housing, Legislation, Local Government
Purrington, Burton L., Ed.; Gade, Ole, Ed. – 1976
Designed to examine alternative answers to questions on rural development, the Conference on Planning Frontiers in Rural America is presented in this digest which transcribes some of the deliberations stimulated by 10 speakers of national reputation interested in contemporary rural America and its prospects for the future. Specifically, this…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Environmental Standards, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1984
Testimonies were heard in reference to the administration's annual rural development policy report and H.R. 5024, the Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1984. The bill provides that the Department of Agriculture shall be known as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, transfers the administration of certain conservation programs…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agriculture, Farm Management
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
