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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR COMMERCIAL BANKERS
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The report discusses commercial banks' role in supporting economic development in rural America. It details demographic and economic trends in rural America. It discusses a number of economic development programs available to commercial bankers and to private sector/public sector partnerships. Finally, the report proposes a set of new tools for commercial bankers to further strengthen their participation in rural community economic development. Note: Figures are not included in the machine readable copy--contact the authors for more information.demographic trends, economic trends, rural America, role of commercial banks, economic development programs, new tools for bankers, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Financial Economics,