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The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center

The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center. One Perspective on North Carolina. Rural and Urban Counties. Why a Rural Center?. Big versus Small. Political Power follows People. Median Family Income, 1997. Child Poverty Rates, 1997. North Carolina Demographics.

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The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center

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  1. The North CarolinaRural Economic Development Center One Perspective on North Carolina

  2. Rural and Urban Counties

  3. Why a Rural Center?

  4. Big versus Small

  5. Political Power follows People

  6. Median Family Income, 1997

  7. Child Poverty Rates, 1997

  8. North Carolina Demographics

  9. Population Concentrations

  10. Population Growth

  11. African-American Population

  12. North Carolina Economic Structure

  13. Tobacco, of course

  14. Tobacco Production

  15. Traditional and Emerging Manufacturing

  16. Locations of Traditional Manufacturing

  17. Layoffs in North Carolina

  18. Textile Layoffs in NC, 2001

  19. Unemployment Rate Increases December 2000 to December 2001

  20. Unemployment Rate Increases December 2000 to December 2001

  21. Work Force Skills Rural vs Urban

  22. A Sample of North Carolina’s Think Tanks, Policy and Advocacy Groups • Common Sense Foundation • http://www.common-sense.org/ • John Locke Foundation • http://www.johnlocke.org/ • NC Justice & Community Development Center • http://www.ncjustice.org/ • MDC, Inc. • http://www.mdcinc.org/ • RTS , Inc. • http://www.rtsinc.org/

  23. North Carolina’s Philanthropic Organizations • Duke Endowment • http://www.dukeendowment.org/ • Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation • http://www.zsr.org/ • Mary Babcock Reynolds • http://www.mrbf.org/ • Golden Leaf Foundation • http://www.goldenleaf.org/

  24. Contact Information • Chris Beacham Research DirectorNC Rural Economic Development CenterRaleigh, NC 27610(919) 250-4314(919) 250-4325 (fax)cbeacham@ncruralcenter.org • www.ncruralcenter.org • www.e-nc.org

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