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Appalachian Legacy - Economic Opportunity after the War on Poverty (Paperback)
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Appalachian Legacy - Economic Opportunity after the War on Poverty (Paperback)
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"In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Kentucky's Martin
County to declare war on poverty. The following year he signed the
Appalachian Regional Development Act, creating a state-federal
partnership to improve the region's economic prospects through
better job opportunities, improved human capital, and enhanced
transportation. As the focal point of domestic antipoverty efforts,
Appalachia took on special symbolic as well as economic importance.
Nearly half a century later, what are the results? Appalachian
Legacy provides the answers. Led by James P. Ziliak, prominent
economists and demographers map out the region's current status.
They explore important questions, including how has Appalachia
fared since the signing of ARDA in 1965? How does it now compare to
the nation as a whole in key categories such as education,
employment, and health? Was ARDA an effective place-based policy
for ameliorating hardship in a troubled region, or is Appalachia
still mired in a poverty trap? And what lessons can we draw from
the Appalachian experience? In addition to providing the reports of
important research to help analysts, policymakers, scholars, and
regional experts discern what works in fighting poverty,
Appalachian Legacy is an important contribution to the economic
history of the eastern United States. "
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