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	Distressed Counties



Strategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s Distressed Rural Counties

          This report provides an understanding of the challenges confronting economic and community development efforts in rural Appalachian communities and explains the ways local governments, agencies, and community organizations plan and respond to challenging...
    
    
    
    
          ReportDeveloping and Assessing Potential Forward-Looking Distress Indicators for the Appalachian Region

          This ARC-commissioned study evaluated indicators used to classify counties as economically distressed, with the goal of improving the ability to target resources effectively to counties facing barriers to economic progress.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Assessment of Alternative Measures for Determining Economically Distressed Counties and Areas in the Appalachian Region

          This report responds to a proactive effort by the ARC to explore new avenues for assessing wellbeing. Despite well-recognized advances, chronic socioeconomic distress persists in various pockets in the region while other areas face instability.
    
    
    
    
          ReportTrends in National and Regional Economic Distress: 1960-2000

          This report analyzes recent demographic data to examine the factors explaining the graduation of distressed counties and the persistence of distress in Appalachia and other regions of the U.S.
    
    
    
    
          ReportLabor Market Performance, Poverty, and Income Inequality in Appalachia

          This study examines the performance of the Appalachian economy and how residents of Appalachia fared between 1990 and 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgress and Challenges in Reducing Economic Distress in Appalachia: An Analysis of National and Regional Trends Since 1960

          This report analyzes changes in the number of distressed counties in Appalachia and the entire United States for the census years 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990.
    
    
    
    
          ReportBuilding on Past Experiences: Creating a New Future for Distressed Counties

          This report studies the development experience of the distressed counties with the aim of identifying the lessons that might be learned from those counties that have changed socioeconomic status.
    
    
    
    
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