Defining Appalachia: Public Policy and Regional Dynamics in Appalachia's Low-income Counties, 1965-2000

Journal of Geography

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-58

  Moore, Tyrel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Income levels; Public policy; Regional concepts

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22144432260     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340508978616     Document Type: Article

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