Challenges for the new century
By: by Michal Smith-Mello ... [et al.].
Contributors: Smith-Mello, Michal.
Publisher: Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Frankfort, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Economic forecasting -- Kentucky; Income distribution -- Kentucky; Computer users -- Kentucky; Educational equalization -- Kentucky; Medical care -- Kentucky -- Finance; Insurance, Health -- Kentucky; Older people -- Kentucky; Kentucky -- Economic conditions; Kentucky -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Trends that will influence Kentucky's future"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Kentucky and the new economy; title: Persistent inequalities: trends in income inequality, the digital divide, the opportunity gap, stubborn gaps in health care; title: Managing change; title: Policy options for the new century; title: Appendix A: Income inequality; title: Appendix B: Computer and network usage; title: Appendix C: High school survey: background information and confidence intervals for selected variables; title: Appendix D: Factors affecting the probability of school attendance: model specification and parameters; title: Appendix E: Kentucky retirement survey: background information and sample characteristics.