Rural Poverty in the United States

Author/Contributor(s):	Tickamyer, Ann
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	08/22/2017
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, this book seeks to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural poverty. It take a hard look at current and past programs to alleviate rural poverty and uses their failures to suggest alternatives that could improve the well-being of rural Americans.