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Rural Economies

This project provided a study of rural economies in the UK.

The report could constitute the most substantial and positive set of reforms to rural policy in the last 50 years. They would:

• ensure more effective use of government money in rural areas;
• address the concerns of rural communities - in terms of jobs and economic prosperity, the quality of the environmentand access to services;
• look to the future and allow the inevitable processes of adjustment - especially in the agriculture sector - to be managed effectively; and
• preserve what is valued most about rural England.

Report: Rural Economies (pdf, 3mb) December 1999

Further Information

For further information, or to check the availability of hard copies of the report, please contact the Strategy Unit.