The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America, Center for the Study of Rural America, Fed Res Bank of Kansas City

	The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America
	The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America was hosted by the Center for the Study of Rural America on May 9-10, 2002. The conference featured a diversified program and brought together the nation's economic experts, rural business and financial leaders, and public officials to analyze regional competitiveness in rural areas. Participants discussed why regional synergies are important to the rural economy and how businesses and communities can build critical mass through alliances and partnerships. Finally, a regional approach to public policy was addressed.
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	Preface The New Power of Regions: A Policy Focus for Rural America-- A Conference Summary Mark Drabenstott and Katharine H. Sheaff Back to top Understanding the Power of Regions Rural Policy and the New Regional Economics: Implications for Rural America John M. Quigley Questions and Answers Defining Regions for Rural America Andrew M. Isserman Questions and Answers Exploring Case Studies of Rural Regions Plants as Phyto-Phactories: Connecting the Iowa Value Chain John A. Greaves A Bottom-Up Approach to Development Ronald R. Mortensen Biopharming in the Midwest: The Role of Public Institutions Stephen H. Howell Questions and Answers Lines In the Sand: A Four Corners Regional Perspective Greg Anesi, David Eppich, and Thomas Taylor Questions and Answers Back to top Putting Regions into Rural Policy How Regions Change the Future of Rural Policy James R. Moseley Questions and Answers Back to top Conference Overview Panel Sources of Regional Growth and Policy Implications: A Reflection on the Conference Brady J. Deaton Summing Up the New Power of Regions Jane Smith Patterson The Case for Optimism Curtis W. Johnson Questions and Answers Contributors Back to top