Regional Workforce
Development

Green Economic
Development

The New Megalopolis

State of Upstate

Rural Economic
Development

Film Initiative

Optics, Imaging, and
Photonics Industry

Erie Canal
Corridor Studies

New Media Industry
in New York City

 

Rural Economic Development

Suggested Reading

Reversing Rural America's Economic Decline: The Case for a Balanced Growth Strategy Reversing Rural America's Economic Decline: The Case for a Balanced Growth Strategy

Robert Atkinson, Progressive Policy Institute, 2004

Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda (PDF: 441K)

Michael Porter et al, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, 2004

An Arts-Based State Rural Development Policy An Arts-Based State Rural Development Policy (PDF: 142K)

Ann Markusen, 2007

A Consumption Base Theory of Development: An Application to the Rural Cultural Economy A Consumption Base Theory of Development: An Application to the Rural Cultural Economy (PDF: 633K)

Ann Markusen, 2007

Web-Based Resources for Rural Development

Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute

The Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI), in the Department of Development Sociology at Cornell University, works with local, county, and state officials in New York to respond to emerging needs in community and rural development.

CaRDI Communique CaRDI Communique

The CaRDI communique provides up-to-date information on Institute research, publications, events, and funding opportunities.

Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Policy Research Institute

The Rural Policy Research Institute, a joint program of Iowa State University, The University of Missouri, and The University of Nebraska, was founded in 1990 to provide unbiased analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural America.

Southern Growth Policies Board Southern Growth Policies Board

The Southern Growth Policies Board is a non-partisan public policy think tank based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, formed by the region's governors in 1971.

Rural Development Plans

Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters (PDF: 16.7M)

Center for Regional Development, Purdue University, 2007

The Role of Regional Clusters study was undertaken by Purdue University, Indiana University, and the Indiana state government to develop a database and methodology to help rural areas in the United States assess their regional economic competitiveness and support development strategies.

Other Resoucres

Rural Knowledge Clusters: Implications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Rural Knowledge Clusters: Implications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (PDF: 179K)
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