A Conversation on Distressed Counties.

Russell, Jack; Baldwin, Fred D.

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ERIC Number: EJ578185

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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A Conversation on Distressed Counties.

Russell, Jack; Baldwin, Fred D.

Appalachia, v31 n3 p10-17 Sep-Dec 1998

In 1999, 108 of Appalachia's 406 counties were "distressed," with high poverty and unemployment rates. Three experts on Appalachia (Ron Eller, Amy K. Glasmeier, Greg Bischak) discuss problems and potentials of these counties, focusing on the working poor, welfare reform, the utility of social indicators, the challenge of changing the fate of children, and the impact of telecommunications. (SV)

Descriptors: Children, Community Needs, Community Services, Economic Development, Interviews, Low Income Counties, Poverty, Poverty Areas, Rural Areas, Social Indicators, Telecommunications, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform, Working Poor

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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