1st Edition
The Geography of United States Poverty Patterns of Deprivation, 1980-1990
By Wendy Shaw
Copyright 1996
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Until this book was originally published in 1996 there had been little detailed research concerning the geographic location of the poor in America. The book examines the spatial distribution of the poor within the US and discusses the general characteristics of the poverty population. It explores the complex web of theory pertaining to poverty, presenting different categories: no fault theories,... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Approaches Toward Explaining Poverty 3. Untied States Poverty and Its Definition and Mesurement 4. The Nature of Poverty and Characteristics of the Poor 5. Analysis of Poverty’s Distribution and Characteristics 6. A Spatially and Temporally Varying Model of Poverty 7. Conclusions and Policy Implications
Biography
Shaw, Wendy
