Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty
John R., Jr. Burch
McFarland & Co Inc, 2007
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Identifies reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the elite. This study asserts that Owsley County's economic hardships are representative of a number of similarly-stricken Appalachian counties and towns.
- ISBN-13
- 9780786432646
- ISBN-10
- 0786432640
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Year
- 2007
- Publication date
- 2007-10-19
- Pages
- 235
- Dimensions
- 229x152x12
- Weight
- 331