Poverty, Sustainability, and the Culture of Despair: Can Sustainable Development Strategies Support Poverty Alleviation in America's Most Environmentally Challenged Communities?

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 590, Issue , 2003, Pages 131-149

  Glasmeier, Amy K ^a   Farrigan, Tracey L ^a  

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Author keywords

Appalachia; Natural resources; Poverty; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142169371     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716203257072     Document Type: Review

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