Youth: The Real Future of the South

Results from the 2008 Tennessee Community Forums
"In 2008, more than 500 Tennesseans engaged in 20 community forums and a state policy dialogue to discuss “how to strengthen and capture the vision, talents and passion of youth, the real future of the South.” The results of these forums, along with input from nearly 4,000 people in 13 Southern states, are highlighted."
Michael D. Wilcox, Jr, Beth Phillips and Kelly Brannon

News Release August 27, 2008

National Reports

Self-Employment in Rural America: The New Reality

This latest installment of the Rural Sociological Society’s policy brief series offers a snapshot of how self-employment is playing out in different locales across the country, with a particular focus on rural areas.The brief also provides key directions for policymakers in supporting and advancing local self-employment. SRDC
Stephen J. Goetz
Rural Realities, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2008)

National Reports

Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average

Across the South, Southwest and the upper Great Plains, low incomes and heavy dependence on trucks are squeezing family budgets.
Clifford Krauss
New York Times
June 9, 2008