This paper will discuss the main findings and recommendations of a report for Eurostat on rural development indicators (Bryden, Copus and MacLeod, 2002). Findings of recent research on the Dynamics of Rural Areas (DORA) in the EU will also be taken into consideration. The main question in the Eurostat work was: in the light of recent changes in rural policies what new social and economic indica...

For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objective a...

For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objecti...

Concern among state legislators about rural development and rural land use is not new. In many states, agriculture remains an important feature of the economic, cultural, and political landscape. As rural incomes, populations, and prosperity have declined, states have adopted a variety of policies in response. Rural land and development policies in most states, however, are often more symbolic ...

Rural electrification is now and will remain an essential element for rural development in China and other developing countries. With more than half of the world’s population living in rural communities, lessons for rural renewable energy applications and assessment from China can be very helpful in defining a global sustainable development strategy. This paper describes energy needs in rural C...

China’s environmental policy emphasizes the use of economic instruments. By levying a fee for discharges, the government hopes to internalize environmental costs associated with production and consumption. This policy has been working relatively well in the urban areas, but faces a grave challenge in the rural areas where there has been a development of rural industries on a massive scale since...