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The income divide in rural America
Novack, Nancy (2002-10)
Main Street Economist , Issue Oct

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U.S. agricultural credit conditions: drought strikes the plains
Novack, Nancy (2006)
Main Street Economist , Issue 8

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Bridging the gap in rural healthcare
Novack, Nancy (2003-09)
Main Street Economist , Issue Sep

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New approaches to rural policy : lessons from around the world : a conference summary
Drabenstott, Mark; Weiler, Stephan; Novack, Nancy (2004-07)
New approaches to rural policy are badly needed, as past reliance on subsidies and policies focused on a single sector are yielding diminishing results. Fortunately, a new frontier of policy experiments is emerging, and this frontier holds great promise in helping rural regions seize new economic potential. ; This was the consensus of more than 120 leading officials and rural policy experts from around the world who gathered near Washington, D.C., on March 25-26, 2004, to explore new approaches to rural policy. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, ...
Economic Review , Volume 89 , Issue Q III , Pages 97-104

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Main streets of tomorrow : growing and financing rural entrepreneurs : a conference summary
Drabenstott, Mark; Abraham, Bridget; Novack, Nancy (2003-07)
Entrepreneurship is the new focal point for rural development. This was the consensus of 200 rural policy officials and experts who gathered in Kansas City on April 28-29 for the fourth annual rural policy conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City?s Center for the Study of Rural America. For much of the past half century, rural development has been driven by twin incentives aimed at business recruitment and retention. This strategy is no longer working so well, however, for one simple reason?globalization. In a global marketplace, lower cost business sites abound, making ...
Economic Review , Volume 88 , Issue Q III , Pages 73-85

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An economic resurgence in the rural economy
Novack, Nancy; Henderson, Jason (2005-01)
Main Street Economist , Issue Jan

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New approaches to rural policy : lessons from around the world
Drabenstott, Mark; Weiler, Stephan; Novack, Nancy (2004-06)
Main Street Economist , Issue Jun

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Rising farmland values : some implications for rural America
Novack, Nancy (2003-04)
Main Street Economist , Issue Apr

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Will rains and a national recovery bring rural prosperity?
Novack, Nancy; Henderson, Jason (2003-01)
Drought and a jobless recovery battered the rural economy in 2002. The worst drought since the Dust Bowl gripped many parts of rural America, leading to forest fires, livestock liquidations, short crop supplies, and a plunge in farm incomes. After a solid start, a soft period for the national economy limited the ability of rural businesses to create new jobs. As rural stakeholders looked at their new menu of economic options, many were left wondering if rains and a stronger national recovery would be enough to lead rural America back to prosperity. ; Henderson and Novack examine the rural ...
Economic Review , Volume 88 , Issue Q I , Pages 77-96

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The farm slump eases
Novack, Nancy; Barkema, Alan (2001-01)
Main Street Economist , Issue Jan