SRDC Policy Series

Southern Rural Development Center

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410 Bost Extension Bldg.
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-3207
Fax: (662) 325-8915

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SRDC Policy Series

This new SRDC Policy Series, begun in September 2003, features articles that fall into one of five themes, the same five focus areas of the SRDC: civic engagement, economic and workforce development, rural-urban interface, health/food assistance, and digital access and use.

Population, Employment and Mobility in the Rural South Thematic area: Rural-Urban Interface Mitch Renkow, North Carolina State University February 2004, Number 3 This article discusses recent trends in population and employment growth in the South and the attendant impacts on rural communities. The South is no exception to the nationwide phenomenon of deconcentration of people and jobs, a phenomenon that bears very significant consequences both for the residents of rural communities and the local governments that provide (and must pay for) essential public services.

Children and Poverty in the Rural South Thematic area: Economic and Workforce Development Rosalind P. Harris and Julie N. Zimmerman, University of Kentucky November 2003, Number 2 This report examines child and family poverty within the rural South, the forces that perpetuate poverty, and the long term consequences of poverty for children, families, communities and the region as a whole.

Workforce Development Networks in Rural Areas of the United States Thematic area: Economic and Workforce Development Gary Paul Green, University of Wisconsin September 2003, Number 1 This premier issue, written by Gary Green at the University of Wisconsin, examines how workforce development networks are organized, why employers and community colleges participate in them, and the factors influencing their success.

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