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President's Message: Making It Work

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  • Tom Barkin

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This issue of Econ Focus is a special issue on the economic challenges of rural areas and small towns. I spend a lot of time in these communities, meeting with local leaders — in government, business, and nonprofits — to learn from them about the issues they face and, often, the solutions that have worked for them. (During the pandemic, our meetings have been socially distanced.) What I have seen consistently is that success does not come from a single program or initiative. The places that are making it work have several key elements in common: a story, regional cooperation, and dedicated funding — tied together by something harder to define, which I like to call "scrappiness."

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  • Tom Barkin, 2022. "President's Message: Making It Work," Econ Focus, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, issue 1Q, pages 1-1.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrrf:94303
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