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Peer reviewedAhlgren, Henry L. – Journal of Extension, 1973
Special Urban Issue. Former Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture defines rural development and urges leadership in the area to assure balanced growth in the nation. (DS)
Descriptors: Community Development, Dropouts, Federal Legislation, Population Distribution
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1975
Prepared to assist both the Congress and the public involved in Rural Development (RD), the 1975 Revised Guide to the Rural Development Act of 1972 provides definitive and implemental information. Part 1 deals with the Act itself, detailing its purpose, historical perspective, and major provisions. Divided into three areas of concern, Part 2 deals…
Descriptors: Definitions, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Guides
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1979
The fifth annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture on rural development (prepared in response to a directive from the Rural Development Act of 1972) summarizes current rural conditions by presenting the most recently available statistical data on employment, income, population, housing, and community services and facilities and illustrates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Demography
Knebel, John A. – 1977
The fourth annual secretary of agriculture report on rural development progress (prepared in response to a directive from the Rural Development Act of 1972) presents the most recently available status data on employment, income, population, housing, and community services and facilities, discusses examples of federal efforts to improve or expand…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Community Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1972
Submitted to the U.S. Senate by the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, this report on the Rural Development Act of 1972 contains the following: (1) Brief Explanation of the Bill (Titles I-VII); (2) Statements on the Need for Rural Development and Rural Development Credit and Investment; (3) Titles I-VII (presented via a short explanation, a…
Descriptors: Community Development, Credit (Finance), Definitions, Environmental Standards
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1975
As the second annual report on policies and programs designed to improve the quality of life in U.S. rural and nonmetropolitan regions, this report: (1) presents tentative qualitative goal statements; (2) sets forth results-oriented quantitative goals for programs funded under provisions of the Rural Development Act of 1972; (3) describes the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Services, Employment, Equalization Aid
Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. Economic Development Div. – 1977
Elements essential to an adequate framework for rural development in the U.S. are a national growth and development policy which includes a rural development strategy and definition of common problems and programmatic actions required to deal with them. Many past federal rural development programs (lacking a federal rural policy focus) have failed…
Descriptors: Community Services, Databases, Economic Opportunities, Federal Programs
Moser, Collette, Comp. – 1973
The issues of manpower planning and economic development which relate to the Rural Development Act of 1972 were analyzed at this conference. The conference contributors were chosen because of their expertise in some aspect of manpower planning, economic development, or the Rural Development Act of 1972. The conference began with an overview of…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Cooperation, Economic Development, Human Resources
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1972
Designed to assist in the development of rural areas in the United States, the Rural Development Act of 1972 is divided into seven titles which are named and explicated in this "Staff Explanation". Titles of the Act are presented as follows: (1) Title I--Amendments to the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 (28…
Descriptors: Definitions, Extension Education, Farmers, Federal Legislation
