Rural poverty : marginalisation and exclusion in Britain and the United States / Paul Milbourne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milbourne, Paul, 1966-

Series:

Routledge studies in human geography ; 7.

Routledge studies in human geography ; [7]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural poor--Great Britain.

Rural poor.

Rural poor--United States.

United States.

United States--Rural conditions.

Rural conditions.

Great Britain--Rural conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 202 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Contents:

Preface: an introduction to rural poverty

The definitional complexities of poverty in Britain and the United States

Rural poverty in Britain: from agricultural poverty to rural deprivation

The broader contexts of rural poverty: disadvantage and social exclusion in the British countryside

Rural poverty in the United States: statistical visibilities and persistent forms of poverty

Housing poverty and homelessness in rural Britain and the United States

The local contexts of rural poverty in Britain and the United States

Shifting states of rural welfare in Britain and the United States

Conclusion: towards new research agendas for rural poverty.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-192) and index.

ISBN:

0415205948

OCLC:

54365371