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ERIC Number: EJ362758
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Social Policy Response to Rural Poverty.
Watkins, Julia M.; Watkins, Dennis A.
Human Services in the Rural Environment, v10 n4, v11 n1 p15-21 Spr-Sum 1987
Examines current social policies and the extent to which they address rural needs. Focuses on primary issues raised by programs of social insurance, public assistance, and economic development. Notes differences between pre- and post-transfer income and their impact on self-sufficiency for rural populations. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Federal Programs, Government Role, Income, Poverty, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Rural Areas, Rural Development, Rural Economics, Rural Population, Rural Urban Differences, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with title "Special Issue on Rural Poverty."