The geography of American poverty : is there a need for place-based policies? / Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman.
2006
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The geography of American poverty : is there a need for place-based policies? / Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman.
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Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006.
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xi, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Spatial concentration of American poverty: should we care, and what are the options?
Why society should care about poverty
National poverty and economic growth
Person- vs. place-based policy
Overview of this book
Recent spatial poverty trends in America
Patterns and trends in state poverty
Patterns and trends in county poverty rates
Demographic patterns and trends in county poverty
County patterns in employment growth
Conclusions
Regional economic performance and poverty : what's the theoretical connection?
Interregional equilibrium and disequilibrium perspectives on poverty
Regionally asymmetric labor demand shocks and poverty : the role of migration and commuting
Labor demand and metropolitan poverty : the spatial mismatch hypothesis
Rural labor demand and poverty
Poverty and regional labor supply shifts
Summary and conclusions
An empirical analysis of state poverty trends : welfare reform vs. economic growth : empirical evidence at the national level
State-level empirical studies of labor demand and poverty
Welfare reform and poverty
Empirical model
Regression results
Simulation of individual effects
Conclusion
State economic performance, welfare reform, and poverty : case studies from four states
Regression sample period analysis
Case study epilogue : post-2000 trends
Conclusions
County employment growth and poverty
Why examine counties or metropolitan areas?
Conceptual model of county poverty
Empirical model of county poverty rates
Empirical assessment of local poverty : local attributes
Employment growth and poverty
Neighboring county spillovers
Poverty responses across key demographic groups
Summary of overall county findings
Conclusion
Poverty in metropolitan America
Trends in 1989 and 1999 metropolitan area poverty rates
Poverty rates by metropolitan size
Regression analysis of MSA poverty rates
Suburban/central county poverty rate disparities
Case studies of metropolitan poverty trends
A policy framework to alleviate metropolitan poverty
Conclusion
Poverty in rural America
What is different about rural or nonmetropolitan counties?
Characteristics of high and low poverty rate rural counties
Changes in 1989-1999 rural poverty rates
Rural regression findings
Rural poverty and proximity to metro areas
Case study : Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Policy implications for fighting rural poverty
Summary
How to win the local poverty war
Synopsis
Policy recommendations.
Why society should care about poverty
National poverty and economic growth
Person- vs. place-based policy
Overview of this book
Recent spatial poverty trends in America
Patterns and trends in state poverty
Patterns and trends in county poverty rates
Demographic patterns and trends in county poverty
County patterns in employment growth
Conclusions
Regional economic performance and poverty : what's the theoretical connection?
Interregional equilibrium and disequilibrium perspectives on poverty
Regionally asymmetric labor demand shocks and poverty : the role of migration and commuting
Labor demand and metropolitan poverty : the spatial mismatch hypothesis
Rural labor demand and poverty
Poverty and regional labor supply shifts
Summary and conclusions
An empirical analysis of state poverty trends : welfare reform vs. economic growth : empirical evidence at the national level
State-level empirical studies of labor demand and poverty
Welfare reform and poverty
Empirical model
Regression results
Simulation of individual effects
Conclusion
State economic performance, welfare reform, and poverty : case studies from four states
Regression sample period analysis
Case study epilogue : post-2000 trends
Conclusions
County employment growth and poverty
Why examine counties or metropolitan areas?
Conceptual model of county poverty
Empirical model of county poverty rates
Empirical assessment of local poverty : local attributes
Employment growth and poverty
Neighboring county spillovers
Poverty responses across key demographic groups
Summary of overall county findings
Conclusion
Poverty in metropolitan America
Trends in 1989 and 1999 metropolitan area poverty rates
Poverty rates by metropolitan size
Regression analysis of MSA poverty rates
Suburban/central county poverty rate disparities
Case studies of metropolitan poverty trends
A policy framework to alleviate metropolitan poverty
Conclusion
Poverty in rural America
What is different about rural or nonmetropolitan counties?
Characteristics of high and low poverty rate rural counties
Changes in 1989-1999 rural poverty rates
Rural regression findings
Rural poverty and proximity to metro areas
Case study : Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Policy implications for fighting rural poverty
Summary
How to win the local poverty war
Synopsis
Policy recommendations.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-340) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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