ERIC Number: EJ625405
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Publication Date: 2001
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Welfare Reform: Remedy for Persistent Poverty in the Rural South?
Henry, Mark S.; Lewis, Willis
Rural America, v15 n4 p59-67 Feb 2001
During the 1990s, the South reduced welfare caseloads more than other regions, most likely due to a strong metropolitan economy. However, poverty, low levels of human capital investment, and a sluggish job market persist in many rural areas of the South, and participation in welfare programs would likely increase in an economic recession. Public policy implications are discussed. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Educational Needs, Human Capital, Labor Market, Poverty, Public Policy, Rural Areas, Rural Economics, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services
Full text at Economic Research Service web site: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ruralamerica/ra154.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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