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Appalachian legacy : economic opportunity after the war on poverty / James P. Ziliak, editor.

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Appalachian legacy : economic opportunity after the war on poverty / James P. Ziliak, editor.
Publication
Washington,D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2012.

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Additional Authors
Ziliak, James Patrick.
Description
vii, 216 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Poverty > Appalachian Region
  • Appalachian Region > Economic policy
  • Appalachian Region > Economic conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction : progress and prospects for Appalachia / James P. Ziliak -- PART I. PROGRESS AGAINST POVERTY -- 2. The Appalachian Regional Development Act and economic change / James P. Ziliak -- 3. Inequality and human capital in Appalachia: 1960-2000 / Dan A. Black and Seth G. Sanders -- 4. Family change and poverty in Appalachia / Daniel T. Lichter and Lisa A. Cimbaluk -- PART II. FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR APPALACHIA -- 5. Socioeconomic status, child health, and future outcomes : lessons for Appalachia / Janet Currie and Mariesa Herrmann -- 6. Cities, economic development, and the role of place-based policies : prospects for Appalachia / Matthew E. Kahn -- 7. Poverty traps and Appalachia / Steven N. Durlauf -- Conclusions
ISBN
  • 9780815722144 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815722141 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2011051163
OCLC
  • 729346515
  • SCSB-10117859
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