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Targeting Aid to Distressed Rural Areas: Indicators of Fiscal and Community Well-Being

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Improving the targeting of aid programs is a high priority among Federal and State policymakers. Commonly used indicators of fiscal and community well-being, such as unemployment, tax effort, and population size, disproportionately favor urban over rural areas. More care in the selection of targeting indicators would improve program efficiency and equity. Greater attention to program details, such as matching requirements, technical assistance, and the statistical properties of the targeting indicators, would also help tailor programs to rural conditions. Use of fiscal capacity indicators, such as per capita income, would keep program costs down by targeting aid to rural areas that cannot afford to help themselves.

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  • Reeder, Richard J., 1990. "Targeting Aid to Distressed Rural Areas: Indicators of Fiscal and Community Well-Being," Staff Reports 278356, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:278356
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278356
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    1. Frederick, Martha & Bluestone, Herman, 1988. "Rural Development Databook," Staff Reports 278059, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Reeder, Richard J., 1988. "Rural and Urban Government Fiscal Trends, 1977-82," Staff Reports 278884, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Beale, Calvin L., 1988. "Americans Heading for the Cities, Once Again," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 4(3), June.
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    1. de Sousa, Semoa C.B. & Gebremedhin, Tesfa G. & Smith, Dennis K. & Colyer, Dale, 2001. "An Economic Analysis Of The Relationship Of Poverty And Income Inequality In Rural West Virginia," 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL 20536, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Reeder, Richard J. & Jansen, Anicca C., 1995. "Rural Government-Poor Counties, 1962-87," Research Reports 334674, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.
    3. Supalla, Raymond J. & Ahmad, Saeed, 1997. "Defining the Financial Capacity of Rural Communities to Meet Sewer and Water Needs," 1997 Annual Meeting, July 13-16, 1997, Reno\ Sparks, Nevada 35769, Western Agricultural Economics Association.
    4. Reeder, Richard J. & Calhoun, Samuel D., 2001. "Federal Funding in the South: Bringing Home the Bacon, but Where's the Beef?," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 31(1), pages 1-12, Summer.
    5. Desousa-Brown, Semoa & Gebremedhin, Tesfa G., 2004. "An Empirical Analysis Of Poverty And Income Inequality In West Virginia," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20223, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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