This issue (Volume 2, Issue 3) of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Development Investment Review wrestles with how rural entrepreneurs can find the financing they need to release the energy of their local communities. The articles enclosed argue for an approach that combines the market information on the ground in rural communities, with the resources, information, and capital that can come from government. They include a variety of perspectives—from leading academics and community development practitioners to politicians who are helping to shape a new approach to growing rural economies.
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