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Welfare Reform and the Plight of the Poor in the Rural South

dc.contributor.authorBriggs, Vernon M. Jr
dc.contributor.authorRungeling, Brian
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Lewis H.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T17:16:32Z
dc.date.available2020-11-17T17:16:32Z
dc.date.issued1978-04-01
dc.description.abstract[Excerpt] The major discussions of welfare reform today center on: (1) who would be affected—primarily recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children— and, for the first time, households headed by men regardless of their employment status; (2) what effect reform would have on the working poor—basically a discussion of work incentives among the low income population; and (3) which regions of the country would be most affected? Relative to the population in other regions, the Southern population is characterized as being more rural and more poverty stricken. Moreover, the poor in the South, who accounted for 44 percent of the total in the Nation, are more likely to be employed than those in other regions.
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dc.identifier.other511104
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/75198
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: Copyright by Monthly Labor Review.
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectpublic policy
dc.subjectSouthern United States
dc.subjectwelfare
dc.titleWelfare Reform and the Plight of the Poor in the Rural South
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationBriggs, Vernon M. Jr: vmb2@cornell.edu Cornell University ILR School
local.authorAffiliationRungeling, Brian: University of Mississippi
local.authorAffiliationSmith, Lewis H.: University of Mississippi

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