Rural Poverty in America

Rural Poverty in America
ISBN-10
0865690146
ISBN-13
9780865690141
Category
Social Science
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
Cynthia M. Duncan

Description

This timely, needed volume focuses on the 9 million people in the U.S. living in poverty in rural settings. Rural poverty is not confined to one section of the country or to on ethnic group. It is a national problem, and the resolution of hidden America's persistent economic plight will depend on a better understanding of who is poor and why. This book's clear, authoritative chapters describe the declining opportunities available in rural areas--- including the social, educational, and political factors that so often pose barriers to economic advancement. economic plight will now depend on a better understanding of who is poor and why. This book's clear, authoritative chapters describe the declining opportunities available in rural areas--including the social, educational, and political factors that so often pose barriers to economic advancement.

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