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Dewar, Margaret E. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Some states use subsidies, grants, and other public monies to rejuvenate lagging rural economies, but without sound economic analysis to guide these efforts money may go to projects that do not achieve economic development goals. Minnesota's Iron Range programs illustrate what happens when economic analysis is sacrificed in political tugs-of-war.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development, Economic Research, Political Influences
Mazie, Sara Mills; Bluestone, Herman – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Describes programs designed to help farm families who are forced to leave agriculture because of financial reasons. Includes federal, state, and local government programs that address the need for counseling, legal and technical assistance, financial assistance during the transition to nonfarm work, and skills assessment and job search assistance.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dislocated Workers, Family Problems, Family Programs
Gordon, Dennis A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Describes how one of Kentucky's fastest growing counties handles growth-related problems without zoning ordinances using an innovative Development Guidance System. Discusses the origin and adoption of the system, system procedures, criteria used in granting development permits, and public reaction. (LFL)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Cooperation, Community Planning, Community Programs
Petrulis, Mindy F. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
During the past 30 years rural America as a whole has become more diversified, significantly reducing its vulnerability to changes in natural resource markets, commodity prices, and farm polices. This is not the case for farm-dependent rural counties--or for individuals elsewhere--whose economic fortunes are directly tied to agriculture.…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Federal Programs, Policy
Lassey, William R.; And Others – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
A survey of 214 county officials in 8 Washington counties examined the extent of county public service funding changes from 1978-1984. Most county officials saw state and federal requirements pre-empting local decisions about budget allocations. Over half thought that their adjustments to reduced funding increased the quality of county services.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Services, County Officials, Efficiency
Morrissey, Elizabeth S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Discusses characteristics of counties with high poverty rates--sparser population, larger proportion of poor and most poverty-prone populations, less educated population, greater reliance on transfer payments, and higher proportions of income from farming. Suggests that government assistance in the form of income transfers could help alleviate…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Farm Management
