Key innovations in rural studies were spotlighted in the report, including new research progress on policies to incentivize ...

They aren’t likely to mention rural areas in states like Mississippi, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Yet the rate of poverty is significantly higher in rural America than it is in urban America. According ...

This is to be expected because transport infrastructure and internal market integration generally improve as countries climb the income ladder. However, even allowing for the higher cost of living ...

Places that supported Trump produce much less economic output than urban areas, and the trend is getting worse. And conventional rural subsidies far too often go to a few wealthy farmers and ...

many jobs that were traditionally considered to be urban can be performed in rural areas too.” The rise of new digital technologies provides an opportunity to bridge the rural-urban divide ...

The report highlights systemic inefficiencies and inequities in African education financing, with urban areas receiving ...

The 73rd National Town and Country Planners Conference will be held in the city from January 10 to 12, the organisers said here on Wednesday. The gathering will bring together urban planners and ...