摘要：This testimony highlights the author's observations regarding gaps in rural financialmarkets as they relate to rural develop and legislative opportunities for addressing the gapsidentified. The observations are based on the author's experiences and literature reviewed as amember of two national expert panels organized by the Rural Policy Research Institute to providepolicy makers and staff with analysis on (1) alternative proposals for the rural development title ofthe 1996 farm bill and (2) the adequacy of rural financial markets in support of rural development.
关键词：Financial markets; capital markets; rural finance; rural capital; risk capital; equity;capital; venture capital; debt capital; farm credit system; banks; Farmer Mac; Federal Home Loan;Bank; rural finance policy
