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Title
Rural Conditions and Trends
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Issue Date
1996
Publication Type
Journal Article
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https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329333
Language
English
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Rural Conditions and Trends
Volume
07
Issue
2
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Overview: 1996 Has Been a Year of Federal Program Reductions, Disruptions, and Reforms; General Development Assistance: General Assistance Aids Comprehensive Development Strategies; Infrastructure Assistance: Some Infrastructure Programs Cut; Business Assistance: Federal Business Assistance Declines Modestly; Housing Assistance: Federal Assistance for Rural Housing Shifts Toward Loan Guarantees; Natural Resources and Environment: Natural Resource and Environmental Programs Undergo Historic Changes; Education and Training: Uncertainties in Federal Funding Situation Cause Problems for Rural Education and Training Programs; Health: Proposals to Slow Growth of Federal Health Spending Focus on Medicare and Medicaid; Income Support: Income and Nutrition Support Programs Are Important Resources for Rural Communities; Defense: Funding Continues to Drop in Defense Programs; Agriculture: 1996 Agriculture Legislation Cuts Link Between Income Support Payments and Farm Prices; Miscellaneous Programs: Social Services, Trade, and Native American Programs Have Sustained Budget Cuts; Tax Policy: Federal Tax Developments Limited to the Earned Income Tax Credit; Regulatory Policy: Some Regulatory Changes Underway; Others Still to Be Enacted; Appendix A: Data Sources and Definitions; Appendix B: Funding Levels for Selected Programs