The geography of United States poverty : patterns of deprivation, 1980-1990 / Wendy Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Wendy, 1951- author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography

Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural poor--United States.

Rural poor.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until this book was originally published in 1996 there had been little detailed research concerning the geographic location of the poor in America. The book examines the spatial distribution of the poor within the US and discusses the general characteristics of the poverty population. It explores the complex web of theory pertaining to poverty, presenting different categories: no fault theories, individual responsibility theories, societal responsibility theories, governemntal and institutional responsibility theories, and responsibility of the economic system theories. Information on poverty from the 1980s and 90s in the US is provided, as well as historical background. The problems and complexities associated with defining and measuring poverty are also discussed.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Introduction; Background; Unaddressed Questions; Purpose and Study Questions; Organization of the Book; II Theoretical Approaches Toward Explaining Poverty; Introduction; No Fault Theories; Individual/Group Responsibility Theories; Societal Responsibility Theories; Government and Institutional Responsibility Theories; Responsibility of the Economic System Theories; The "Underclass" Theoretical Debate; Shortcomings of Current Theory

III United States Poverty and Its Definition and MeasurementBackground; Definition and Measurement; IV The Nature of Poverty and Characteristics of the Poor; Introduction; Dimensions of Poverty; Characteristics of the Poor; Spatial Variation in Poverty; V Analysis of Poverty's Distribution and Characteristics; Introduction; The Spatial Distribution of Poverty and the Identification of Poverty Cores; The Concomitants of Poverty and Characteristics of the Poverty Population; VI A Spatially and Temporally Varying Model of Poverty; Introduction

Spatial Variation in the Concomitants of Poverty and Characteristics of the Poverty PopulationTemporal Variation in the Location of Poverty Cores and the Nature of Poverty, 1980 to 1990; VII Conclusions and Policy Implications; Conclusions; Policy Implications and Theoretical Insights; Future Research; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index

Notes:

First published in 1996 by Garland Pub.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-317-34097-3

1-315-66172-1

1-317-34096-5

9781315661728

OCLC:

958108182