Mainstreet Economist
2000

• December 2000 (PDF, 744K)
  How Rural America Sees Its Future
  By Alan D. Barkema and
  Mark Drabenstott
  
  
• November 2000 (PDF, 528K)
  Rural Policy Lessons from Abroad
  By Mark Drabenstott and
  Katharine Sheaff
  
  
• October 2000 (PDF, 360K)
  Ag Biotech: Bold New Promise or
  Bold New Risk?
  by Alan D. Barkema
  
  
• September 2000 (PDF, 552K)
  Can Scenic Amenities Offer Rural Gain Without Pain?
  By Kendall  McDaniel
  
  
• August 2000 (PDF, 360K)
  The Broadband Quandary for
  Rural America
  By Brian Staihr
  
  
• July 2000 (PDF, 406K)
  U.S. Agriculture's Trade Prospects
  By Alan D. Barkema
  
  
  

• June 2000 (PDF,1,407K)
  New Directions for U.S. Rural Policy
  By Mark Drabenstott
  
  
• May 2000 (PDF, 418K)
  Rural America's Stake in the
  Digital Economy
  By Brian Staihr
  
  
• April 2000 (PDF, 1,675K)
  A New Century for Community Banks
  By Alan Barkema and Mark Drabenstott
  
  
• March 2000 (PDF, 267K)
  New Rural Policies for a New Century
  By Mark Drabenstott
  
  
• February 2000 (PDF, 362K)
  Has Main Street Shared in the Nation's
  Economic Boom?
  By Mark Drabenstott
  
  
• January 2000 (PDF, 241K)
  Can Agriculture End Its Slump in 2000?
  By Alan D. Barkema

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