Rural Poverty
An Ethnoinquiry on Poverty: People’s Commentaries in a Reservation World
Ethnographic study of poverty on Oglala Lakota reservation.
Income & Employment Generation Among the Disadvantaged
Report seeks to author a variety of program and sustainability strategies to foster poverty alleviation.
The Changing Great Plains Economy: New Directions for Economic Policy
Paper examines the economic changes at work in the Great Plains.
Perspectives of Rural Homelessness from Upstate New York
This article seeks to provide insight on rural homelessness based on field research in scattered rural communities in New York State.
Rural Poverty in America
Draft report of Cynthia Duncan's book Rural Poverty in America.
Analysis of Earnings Inadequacy in Rural US
Paper examines income variations among rural families through examining the ratio of a worker's annual earnings compared to the poverty level for a family of four.
Poverty & Opportunity Structure in Rural America
Report focuses on State government economic development efforts to rural communities, examining six states' policies and subsequent impact on small agricultural communities.
The Changing Incidence of Working Poverty in the U.S.
Paper examines how many individuals aged 16 and older earned at least some wages and salaries over the course of a year but had families which nevertheless had aggregate annual incomes which left them below the official census poverty line for a family of their size and structure.
Higher Prices, Fewer Choices: Shopping for Food in Rural America
Report presents key findings of a Public Voice nationwide study that sought to examine the access to supermarkets in rural America.
Working Below The Poverty Line in Rural and Urban America
This report examines how the earnings of American workers changed from 1970-1990
The Rural Poor: What We Know and What We Need to Know
Report examines gaps in adequate policy-oriented research on the rural poor and what can be done to resolve it.
Laboring For Less: Working but Poor in Rural America
A profile of the working poor outside metropolitan areas, and an exploration of the factors that lie behind the increase over the past decade in the ranks of the working poor in nonmetro areas.