Category: Articles and news stories

Here is a preliminary study which indicates an interesting trend of return migration to rural areas.  The study draws on ABS 2011 statistics of in- and -out migration, cross-indexed against demographic groups.  It seems to show that there has been a net return migration among younger people, in their 20s, drawn by more affordable property,…

Here’s an interesting case study from the US.  It follows a group of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, who were living below the poverty line.  A group of these families was provided with supplementary income, administered through their group and with no strings attached.

Here is a presentation on a number of different aspects of independent advocacy given by David Donnison, one of the foremost international researchers, practitioners and writers in the field.  

US country towns are nothing if not entrepreneurial in their approach to supporting their young people economically. Here is a report on a range of measures being used by local government.  These programs are being called ‘rural sourcing’. Approaches include matching graduates with rural jobs, and incentivising entrepreneurship with tax credits and office space, even…