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Asset Building Financial Inclusion Working Paper

Overview of Federal Wealth-Building Policies Relevant to Rural America

By CSD • July 1, 2005October 27, 2021

While the general philosophy behind wealth-building strategies generally makes little or no distinction between urban and rural areas, the federal government has established a specific regime of rural wealth-building programs recognizing the unique economies and challenges facing rural people and rural communities. This is particularly true for home ownership and business development and in the rural development programs of the United States Department of Agriculture.

This paper provides an overview of federal wealth-building programs that apply to rural people and rural places in the United States, with an emphasis on those programs in USDA and other federal agencies that apply solely to rural areas. This paper will examine programs related to home ownership, business development, and higher education, and will also analyze potential future actions in federal wealth-building policy as they apply to rural America.

Project: Wealth Building in Rural America Project

Citation

Bailey, J. M. (2005). Overview of federal wealth-building policies relevant to rural America (CSD Working Paper No. 05-60). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

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2005Individual Development Account (IDA)Jon Baileyruralstate policyWealth Building in Rural America Project

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