Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
Contents
Rural places, state welfare policies, and theoretical bases -- Welfare caseloads : changes in public assistance program use -- Labor markets : from TANF to low-wage part-time jobs -- Poverty : family and community well-being -- Welfare reform on the reservation, South Dakota -- Welfare reform in Appalachia, Kentucky -- Welfare reform in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas -- Welfare reform in the Mississippi Delta, Mississippi -- Welfare reform in persistent rural poverty.
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