The changing map of American poverty in an era of economic restructuring and political realignment

Economic Geography

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-93

  Kodras, Janet E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class relations; Economic restructuring; Gender; Global economy; Place identity; Poverty; Race; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING; GLOBAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL CHANGE; POVERTY DISTRIBUTION; WELFARE STATE;

USA;

EID: 0030811986     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.1997.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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