Rural Poor Have Less Access to Supermarkets, Large Grocery Stores, by Phil R. Kaufman . Poor households in rural areas rely more on smaller grocery stores and supermarkets than do metro area households, and they may face higher average food prices and reduced access to food as a result. Net accessibility was found to be lower for a greater percentage of low-income households compared with all households in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Local Government Financial Capacity and the Growing Importance of State Aid, by Mildred E. Warner . Since the 1970 s, the Federal Government has been turning back funding and authority to State and local governments.
Devolution has important implications for local government finances.
As direct Federal funds to counties decline, local wealth and the redistributive role played by the States become more important in determining local capacity for spending. While boys and girls have similar educational aspirations and eventually attain similar educational levels, family background characteristics matter more to girls, especially rural girls. Additionally, rural girls do not enjoy the same educational benefits from taking part in extracurricular activities, despite the fact that they have relatively high participation rates. In contrast, male aspirations and attainment appear to be less the result of family background processes and more a result of their own achievement and activities. Impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for Rural Areas, by Randall S. Sell , F. Larry Leistritz, and John C. Allen.